fellows

Noun

fellow (plural fellows)

1. (also, figuratively, in plural) A companion; a comrade.
   • 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.1577, Iohn Calvin, “The .XXXIIII. Sermon, which is the Second vppon the Fifth Chapter”, in Arthur Golding, transl., The Sermons of M. Iohn Calvin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the Ephesians. […]...

   Synonyms:

   adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator, colleague, compeer, confrere, consociate

2. (in plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
   • 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.1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “[Book I]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC, page 6
3. (in plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
   • But five tall barks the vvinds and vvaters toſt / Far from their fellovvs, on th’Ægyptian coaſt.1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, page 118, lines 382–383
4. (also, attributive) One comparable in characteristics with another; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
   • my fellow Americans
   1. (also, attributive) One with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
      • {{|en|to be without fellow}}
   2. (also, attributive, in plural) One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
      • [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: […]1651, Thomas Hobbes, “Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common-wealth”, in Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill, London: […] [William...

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