Definition of "fellow" in Anglais

noun

1. (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.

2. (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.

3. (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.

4. (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.

   • my fellow Americans
   • Rebecca and her fellow workers are to go on strike.

5. A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.

6. Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.

7. (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.

   • my dear fellow    old fellow

8. Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.

9. (by extension, often humorous or ironic) An animal or object.

10. One of a pair of things suited to each other or used together; a counterpart, a mate.

11. Alternative form of fella (“used as a general intensifier”)

12. A colleague or partner.

13. A close companion or friend; also, a companion or friend whom one eats or drinks with.

14. Followed by of: one who participates in an activity; a participant.

15. A man without good breeding or of lower social status; a common or ignoble man; also, used as a polite term of address to such a person.

16. A person's servant or slave.

17. A worthless person; a churl, a knave; also, used as a term of address to a person regarded as such.

18. Synonym of schoolmate (“a student at the same school”).

19. A black man.

verb

1. To address (someone) as "fellow", especially in an insulting manner (see noun sense 10.6).

2. To equal (someone or something); also, to cause or find someone or something to be equal to (some other person or thing).

3. To pair or suit (someone or something) with some other person or thing; also, to pair or suit someone or something with (some other person or thing); to arrange (things) in pairs.

4. Followed by to or with: to associate or join (oneself, someone, or something) with some other person or thing in companionship or a partnership.