variants
or less commonly feller
plural fellas also fellers
informal
: fellow sense 4c, man sense 1a(1)
a nice fella
"The fella who does the windows here sometimes puts a striped shirt with a striped tie and a striped suit …"—
Teri Agins
Teri AginsA fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.—Rebecca Winters Keegan
Rebecca Winters KeeganMoments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. WodehouseGunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."—Jim Reed
Jim ReedExamples of fella in a Sentence
He's not a bad fella.
She has a new fella.
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Rudd’s Austin, a local news weatherman and consummate cool guy, has invited Robinson’s Craig, his new neighbor and the exact opposite, to hang with the fellas.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Because the Packers invested in the offensive line for now and the future with some big fellas to pave the way in the power run game.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
This decade has arguably been the decade of the big Serbian fella.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Neal finished his four seasons as the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher ahead of, among others, some fella named John Riggins.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Because the Packers invested in the offensive line for now and the future with some big fellas to pave the way in the power run game.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
This decade has arguably been the decade of the big Serbian fella.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Neal finished his four seasons as the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher ahead of, among others, some fella named John Riggins.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fella
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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fella. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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