feller

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English feller; equivalent to fell +‎ -er.

Noun

feller (plural fellers)

1. A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
2. A machine for felling trees.
3. A person who fells a seam.
4. An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.

Derived terms

• feller-buncher

Translations

lumberjack — see lumberjack

machine for felling trees

• Finnish: moto (fi)

appliance to a sewing machine

• Finnish: saumuri (fi)

Etymology 2

Variant of fellow that reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.

Noun

feller (plural fellers)

1. Nonstandard form of fellow.
   • 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:

     There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […] ”

   • 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:

     Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'

Derived terms

• blackfeller
• fellermelad
• whitefeller

 

See also

• fellow, fellar, fella, fellah

Etymology 3

fell +‎ -er

Adjective

feller

1. (archaic) comparative form of fell: more fell

Anagrams

• Lefler, refell

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛlər

Adjective

feller

1. comparative degree of fel

Latin

Verb

fēller

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fēllō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feller m or f

1. indefinite plural of felle

Verb

feller

1. present of felle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

feller f

1. plural indefinite of felle

Etymology 2

Verb

feller

1. present of fella