fellow
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Is fellow a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.Examples: "But now vnderſtand you, that the kingdome of God is communicated vntoo you by our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, bycauſe he hath purchaced it for you, and made you his brethren and fellowes."; "[W]e are Fellovves ſtill, / Seruing alike in ſorrovv: […]"; "Rich-men adore their Gold: whoſo aſpires / To lift to Heav'n his ſight and Soules Deſires, / He muſt be Poor (at leaſt-vviſe like the Poor). / Riches and Fear are fellovvs euer-more."Synonyms: adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer, colabourer, collaborator, colleaguealsofigurativelyin-plural
2. (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.Examples: "But as ſome of the Oxen in driving, miſſed their fellovvs behind and honing after them, bellovved as their nature is: Hercules chanced to heare them lovv again, and anſvver from out of the cave vvherein they had been beſtovved: vvhereat he turned back, and made haſte thither."; "A Certain Shepherd had One Favourite-Dog, that he had a Particular Confidence in above all the reſt. He fed him vvith his Ovvn hand, and took more Care of him, in ſhort, then of any of his Fellovvs."in-plural
3. (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.Examples: "But five tall barks the vvinds and vvaters toſt / Far from their fellovvs, on th’Ægyptian coaſt."; "The great cannon of Mahomet has been ſeparately noticed; an important and viſible object in the hiſtory of the times: but that enormous engine was flanked by two fellows [i.e., cannons] almoſt of equal magnitude: […]"in-plural
4. (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.Examples: "my fellow Americans"; "Rebecca and her fellow workers are to go on strike."; "Indeed he vvas a vvorthy Gentleman / Had his eſtate beene fellovv to his mind."alsoattributive
5. (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.Examples: "to be without fellow to have no fellows"; "[I]n reaſonynge, and debatynge of matters what by his naturall witte, & what by daylye exerciſe, ſuerlye he hadde fewe fellowes."; "But I am conſtant as the Northerne Starre, / Of vvhoſe true fixt, and reſting quality, / There is no fellovv in the Firmament."alsoattributive
6. (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.Examples: "[I]rrationall creatures cannot diſtinguiſh betvveene Injury, and Dammage; and therefore as long as they be at eaſe, they are not offended vvith their fellovves: […]"; "And oft I wiſh, amidſt the ſcene, to find / Some ſpot to real happineſs conſign'd, / Where my worn ſoul, each wand'ring hope at reſt, / May gather bliſs to ſee my fellows bleſt."; "For danger levels man and brute, / And all are fellows in their need."alsoattributivein-plural
verb (English)
1. (transitive)Examples: "'Don't Fellovv me,' ſaid the Bailiff, 'I am as good a Fellovv as yourſelf, I believe, tho' you have that Ribbond in your Hat there.'"; ""I dare say—I dare day—my good fellow." / "Fellow not me—I won't be fellowed now; I say I have the best of it here—man to man—I am your match.""archaictransitive
2. (transitive)Examples: "For my part, let me rather affect and applaud the harmleſs humor of that miſ-called Saint, vvho in an indiſcreet humility called every VVoolf his brother, and every Sheep, yea, every Ant his ſiſter, fellovving himſelf vvith every thing that had life in it, as vvell as himſelf; […]"archaicpoetictransitive
3. (transitive)obsoletetransitive
4. (transitive)Examples: "[A] man by nature is rather deſirous to fellow him ſelfe to another and ſo to liue in couple, than to adherd^([sic – meaning adhere?]) himſelfe with many."alsoobsoletereflexivetransitive
5. (transitive)obsoletereflexivesometimestransitive
6. (transitive)Examples: "Affection? thy Intention ſtabs the Center. / Thou do'ſt make poſſible things not ſo held, / Communicat'ſt vvith Dreames (hovv can this be?) / VVith vvhat's vnreall: thou coactiue art, / And fellow'ſt nothing."; "Some fevv there vvere left all to follovv Him: / Eſteeming all to baſe to fellovv Him: / And joyfully receiv'd Him as their Lord, / Deriving their ſalvation from his VVord, […]"obsoletepoetictransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary