fellows

noun

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 fellows Poet Layli Long Soldier, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, is also among this year’s cohort of fellows. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Throughout the two programs, fellows will receive mentorship and access to writers, directors, showrunners, producers, executives and other industry leaders, with programming tailored to their individual areas of focus and career development. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 All five senior fellows are set to appear at an on-campus event Wednesday. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 The program would provide grants or enter into contracts with nonprofits to administer the legal fellows program under the California Department of Social Services. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The fellows began their Master of Fine Arts filmmaking program at the AFI Conservatory in August. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 This year’s fellows are Roberto Fatal, Joanna Rothkopf, Said Zagha, and Renee Zhan. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellows
  1. boyfriends
  2. associates
  3. guys
  4. halves
  5. colleagues
  6. beaux
  7. friends
  8. males
Noun
  • The book is set around three years after the events of Heated Rivalry and sees Shane and Ilya as secret boyfriends while both play for Canadian hockey teams.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The outlet reported that Jamal pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least six Feeding Our Future associates convicted in connection to the sprawling fraud scheme.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Two budgets, two vendor lists, two review processes and often two teams reporting to the same CISO, answering different halves of the same question.
    — Aviv Mussinger, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dissolving Lines The traditional separation between news outlets’ editorial and business halves has been facing pressure from both sides of that line.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of halves
Noun
  • Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside learning the requirements of a new role and meeting new colleagues, those moving internationally must also adapt to a new culture and potentially learn a new language.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.
    — Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of beaux
Noun
  • Likewise, tipping can make settling up uncomfortable when dining out with friends.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bottaro, 38, who works at Charter Oak Financial and Lawlor, 36, who works at Voya, became friends as students at CCSU.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • National polling consistently shows that between 75-80% of voting Americans oppose biological males competing in women’s sports.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The suspects are described as Black males between the ages of 16 and 20 with a thin to medium build who were wearing all black clothing, ski masks and red gloves with black palms, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of males

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“Fellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellows. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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