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Synonyms of fellow in English:

fellow


See US English definition of fellow

See UK English definition of fellow

See Spanish definition of tipo

noun

1‘he's a decent sort of fellow’

SYNONYMS
man, boy
person, individual, soul
informal guy, lad, fella, codger, sort, character, customer, devil, bunny, bastard
British informal chap, bloke, gent, geezer, bod, punter
Scottish, Irish informal bodach
North American informal dude, hombre
Australian, New Zealand informal digger
South African informal ou, oke
Indian informal admi
informal, dated body, dog
British informal, dated cove
Scottish archaic carl

2‘he exchanged relieved glances with his fellows’

SYNONYMS
companion, friend, crony, comrade, partner, associate, co-worker, colleague
informal chum, pal, buddy
British informal mate, oppo, bruvver, bruv

3‘some peasants were wealthier than their fellows’

SYNONYMS
peer, equal, contemporary, brother
confrère
archaic compeer
rare coeval, coequal

4‘the fellow to the absent key lay on the table’

SYNONYMS
counterpart, mate, partner, match, twin, brother, double
copy, duplicate

Phrases

    fellow feeling

    ‘she felt a rush of fellow feeling for the unfortunate woman’


    SYNONYMS
    sympathy, empathy, feeling, compassion, care, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, warmth, tenderness, brotherly love
    pity, sorrow, commiseration, condolences
    affinity, rapport, harmony, understanding, fellowship, closeness, togetherness, connection, communion
    rare caritas