often attributive
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: a member of a group having common characteristics
specifically
: a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society
a fellow of the American College of Surgeons
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: an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university
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: a person appointed to a position granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study or research
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The Old Norse word for a partner, felagi, means literally “one who puts down property.” Such people were those who laid together their property for some common purpose. Old English borrowed felagi from Old Norse and called a partner a feolaga. This word has come down to us, through several centuries and the development of a number of senses, as modern English fellow. Perhaps its most common use today is its very general one, in which it is applied to any boy or man.
Examples of fellow in a Sentence
fellows and girls at a party
a young fellow like you
Your son's a bright little fellow.
She's found herself a new fellow.
a fellow of the American College of Surgeons
a Fellow of the Royal Society
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Byman co-authored the study with Riley McCabe, an associate fellow in the same program.
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the mistrust of immigration enforcement can be dangerous for both suspects and officers, said Johnson, the senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Through the serving windows in the kitchen, White watches dozens of women and children eating food plated by her fellow volunteers.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Beki San Martin is a fellow at the Detroit Free Press who covers child care, early childhood education and other issues that affect the lives of children ages 5 and under and their families in metro Detroit and across Michigan.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the mistrust of immigration enforcement can be dangerous for both suspects and officers, said Johnson, the senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Through the serving windows in the kitchen, White watches dozens of women and children eating food plated by her fellow volunteers.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Beki San Martin is a fellow at the Detroit Free Press who covers child care, early childhood education and other issues that affect the lives of children ages 5 and under and their families in metro Detroit and across Michigan.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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