Thesaurus results for FELLA

fella

noun

ˈfe-lə

Definition of fella

as in guy

an adult male human being these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have

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Recent Examples of fella This fella does all kinds of work on small engines. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 June 2026 Adam is a pasty attorney and fella. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 There’s a lot of barking, and suddenly the big fella hops onto the wood platform, sending the other pinnipeds jostling for a new spot in the sun or diving back into the water. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fella

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Noun

That is true about every single person around it, including Carmella’s children, the hot dog man, and the guy in the ice cream truck who only wears Phish T-shirts and bathes on Wednesdays.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The team has invested too much in Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to let either guy walk.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Damaging information on Metcalf was also withheld from trial as a result of the gentlemen’s agreement.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentleman

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Veradermics announced positive results for its lead candidate, a tablet formulation of minoxidil, in male-pattern hair loss in April.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

The underlying and often reiterated vibe is that this dude respects women and works out.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

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