fellows

noun

Definition of fellowsnext
plural of fellow
1
as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament

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2
as in associates
a person frequently seen in the company of another the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime

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3
as in guys
an adult male human being what does a fellow have to do to get waited on around here? your son is a bright young fellow

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4
as in halves
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow

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5
as in colleagues
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellows
  1. boyfriends
  2. guys
  3. halves
  4. colleagues
  5. boys
  6. males
  7. gentlemen
  8. counterparts
Noun
  • Half is catching up on personal life (engagements, babies, boyfriends), the other half is venting about work.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The pair, attempting very bad Mancunian accents, argued for a while before finding common ground on their favorite and least favorite Sex in the City boyfriends.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • While a few guys are into it, the rest of them would rather be doing anything else — napping, preferably.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Jonathan is annoyed at the Frenchman for not pitching in with the cooking and cleaning — while making sure to eat everything the other guys cook.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Daniels’ first-quarter interception in Arizona – his first of the season – ended a streak of 16 consecutive scoring drives excluding kneel-downs at the end of halves.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement If the last 17 second halves are any indication, sounds like a pretty good plan going forward.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of halves
Noun
  • What’s needed next is a community of amateur radio astronomers who can begin gathering data that will complement the work of their professional colleagues, just as amateur astronomers working in the visible part of the spectrum have done for hundreds of years.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The former officials are still in touch with colleagues who work at the FDA.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • This doesn’t necessarily mean that girls and boys need vastly different strength training programs.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For instance, research shows that during puberty, there are unique differences in how muscle develops in boys versus girls.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of boys
Noun
  • There were also large increases in racial disparities in mortality rates from accidents, heart disease, stroke, and assaults starting in 2012 for Black males and in 2016 for Black females.
    Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, abuse can occur both with females and with males.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of males
Noun
  • Female inferiority is perhaps the only topic on which the gentlemen of the guesthouse can agree.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Governor, thank you, gentlemen.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • This could help minimize the downsides and provide emerging market family businesses with an equal footing with Western counterparts in financial markets.
    Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Consumable Drones The war in Ukraine has been highly instructive in showing what small, low-cost drones can do, but American drone builders cannot simply copy their Ukrainian counterparts.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of counterparts
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