ˈfeləu n. 1 colloq. a
man or
boy (poor fellow!; my
dear fellow). 2 derog. a
person regarded
with contempt. 3 (usu. in pl.) a person associated with
another; a
comrade (were separated
from their fellows). 4 a
counterpart or match;
the other of a
pair. 5 an
equal;
one of the
same class. 6 a
contemporary. 7 a an incorporated
senior member of a
college. b an elected
graduate receiving a
stipend for a
period of
research. c a member of the governing
body in
some universities. 8 a member of a
learned society. 9 (attrib.) belonging to the same class or
activity (fellow
soldier; fellow-countryman). øfellow-feeling
sympathy from
common experience. fellow-traveller 1 a person
who travels with another. 2 a sympathizer with, or a
secret member
of, the
Communist Party. [OE feolaga f. ON f÷lagi f. f÷
cattle,
property,
money: see LAY(1)]