fellow
noun/ˈfeləʊ/
/ˈfeləʊ/
- (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a way of referring to a man or boy
- He's a nice old fellow.
- The poor fellow had his wallet stolen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- young
- big
- …
- [usually plural] a person that you work with or that is like you; a thing that is similar to the one mentioned
- She has a very good reputation among her fellows.
- Many caged birds live longer than their fellows in the wild.
- (British English) a senior member of some colleges or universities
- She's a fellow of New College, Oxford.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- junior
- senior
- honorary
- …
- elect somebody
- name somebody
- fellow of
- a member of an academic or professional organization
- He's a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
- She was elected a fellow of the Academy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- junior
- senior
- honorary
- …
- elect somebody
- name somebody
- fellow of
- a graduate student who holds a fellowship
- a graduate fellow
- Kate Mills is a postdoctoral research fellow in art and design at the University of Ulster, Belfast.
- He became a teaching fellow at the University of Texas.
Word Originlate Old English fēolaga ‘a partner or colleague’ (literally ‘one who lays down money in a joint enterprise’), from Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘cattle, property, money’ + the Germanic base of lay (verb and noun).
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