- 1 (informal) (becoming old-fashioned) a way of referring to a man or boy He's a nice fellow. see also fella
- 2[usually plural] (formal) a person that you work with or who 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.
- 3 a graduate student who holds a fellowship a graduate fellow a teaching fellow
- 4 a member of an academic or professional organization
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