variants
or less commonly feller
plural fellas also fellers
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
Teri AginsA fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.—Rebecca Winters Keegan
Rebecca Winters KeeganMoments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. WodehouseGunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."—Jim Reed
Jim ReedSynonyms
Examples of fella in a Sentence
He's not a bad fella.
She has a new fella.
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While Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes were best friends on the sidelines of their fellas’ Kansas City Chiefs games last year, since election season started, things have been more muted.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Orville Peck Staring out from the jacket of your first release in a Lone Ranger mask with long fringes while rocking a burgundy Stetson is bound to get a fella noticed.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Omega, the Swiss watchmaker of choice throughout this awards season, dominated television’s biggest night, with five fellas wearing Seamasters, De Ville Tresors, and the like.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Without direction, Reagan’s aides—the fellas—held extraordinary power.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Orville Peck Staring out from the jacket of your first release in a Lone Ranger mask with long fringes while rocking a burgundy Stetson is bound to get a fella noticed.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Omega, the Swiss watchmaker of choice throughout this awards season, dominated television’s biggest night, with five fellas wearing Seamasters, De Ville Tresors, and the like.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Without direction, Reagan’s aides—the fellas—held extraordinary power.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fella. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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