fellow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 Adjective 1.5 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old Norse fēlagi, from the Germanic bases of two words represented in English by fee and lay.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɛləʊ/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈfɛloʊ/
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  Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

[edit] Noun

fellow (plural fellows)

1. A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.
2. A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
3. An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
4. One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male.
5. A person; an individual.
6. In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.
7. In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.
8. A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.
9. The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some fellows also hold business titles such as vice president or chief technology officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:associate
• See also Wikisaurus:man

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• bedfellow
• fella
• fellow feeling
• fellowship
• good fellow/goodfellow
• hail-fellow-well-met
• poor fellow
• schoolfellow

[edit] Adjective

fellow (not comparable)

1. Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group

[edit] Verb

to fellow (third-person singular simple present fellows, present participle fellowing, simple past and past participle fellowed)

1. To suit with; to pair with; to match.