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n. 1. a. A man or boy. b. Informal A boyfriend. 2. A comrade or associate. 3. a. A person of equal rank, position, or background; a peer. b. One of a pair; a mate: found the lost shoe and its fellow. 4. A member of a learned society or professional organization. 5. a. A graduate student appointed to a position granting financial aid and providing for further study. b. A physician who enters a training program in a medical specialty after completing residency, usually in a hospital or academic setting. 6. Chiefly British a. An incorporated senior member of certain colleges and universities. b. A member of the governing body of certain colleges and universities. 7. Archaic A man or boy held in low regard. adj. Being of the same kind, group, occupation, society, or locality; having in common certain characteristics or interests: fellow workers. [Middle English felau, from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse fēlagi, business partner, fellow, from fēlag, partnership : fē, property, money; see peku- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + lag, a laying down; see legh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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