fella

noun

fel·la ˈfe-lə

variants or less commonly feller

ˈfe-lər

plural fellas also fellers

Synonyms of fella next

informal : fellow sense 4c, man sense 1a(1)

a nice fella

"The fella who does the windows here sometimes puts a striped shirt with a striped tie and a striped suit …"—

Teri Agins

A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.—

Rebecca Winters Keegan

Moments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.—

P. G. Wodehouse

Gunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."—

Jim Reed

Examples of fella in a Sentence

He's not a bad fella. She has a new fella.

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Rushed out for work meeting due to snow can't blame the fella. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Billboard Unfiltered returned with a brand new episode on Friday (Dec. 13), and some new faces joined the fellas for the 25th installment of the series. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024 During that group date, the fellas showed off their moves to raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 One of these fellas had half a mind to burn John Calipari in effigy, or maybe just burn down the house of UK’s veteran coach. —

Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fella