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Synonyms of fellow

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Another word for fellow is adjunct. Other synonyms of fellow are associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer and collaborator.

Synonyms and similar words for fellow

nounA companion; a comrade.

  • adjunctA person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
  • associate
  • business partnerA partner in a business context (as opposed to a partner in the sense of a personal relationship).
  • cohort
  • colaborer /colabourer
  • collaborator
  • colleagueA fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
  • compeerThe equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
  • confrereA colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
  • consociateAn associate; an accomplice.
  • coworker /co-worker
  • jobmateA coworker.
  • workfellowSynonym of workmate.
  • workmateSomebody with whom one works; a coworker.

nounA male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a...

  • bloke Australia, UKA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  • boy derogatory
  • bro
  • broski slang
  • bruh slangThe rhesus macaque.
  • chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
  • dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
  • dawgTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.
  • dude slangA man, generally a younger man.
  • fella slang
  • gadgie ScotlandA man.
  • geezerA male person.
  • gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • gloak slangA man, a guy.
  • guy colloquialA man or boy; a fellow.
  • homeboyA close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
  • homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
  • joeA male; a guy; a fellow.
  • nigga
  • ninja slang
  • omiA man.
  • pillicock
  • rooster slang
  • shalkA man; fellow.
  • cat datedAn ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
  • chap UK, datedA man, a fellow.
  • chappy UK, datedA chap; a fellow.
  • cove UK, archaicMan; fellow.
  • covey UK, datedA male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.
  • gate datedA man; a male person.
  • gome Scotland, obsoleteA man.
  • health obsolete
  • lede obsolete
  • punk dated, rareA worthless person, particularly.
  • seg archaic, dialectalA man; fellow.
  • wallah UK, dated
  • wer obsolete
  • were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...
  • wye obsolete, poetic

nounSynonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.

  • schoolmateA person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

Meaning of fellow

  1. noun A companion; a comrade.
  2. noun An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
  3. noun An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.

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Questions about synonyms of fellow

What is another word for fellow?
Fellow has 54 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator, colleague and compeer.
What does fellow mean?
Fellow means a companion; a comrade.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fellow (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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