Odd Fellow

noun

: a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order

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On Tuesday at Copenhagen doc festival CPH:DOX, European broadcasters, funders and producers, as well as key players from the U.S. market, gathered for a private lunch at the Odd Fellow Palace to discuss the growing threats to journalistic political feature documentaries. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025 The website said there were Odd Fellow groups in England in the 1700s. NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Odd Fellow was in 1789

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“Odd Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Odd%20Fellow. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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