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Fellow Adjective Bre ˈfeləʊ ˈfeloʊ Members/Citizens/Workers Passengers Train

Word fellow
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfeləʊ / NAmE / ˈfeloʊ /
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  • fellow members/citizens/workers
  • my fellow passengers on the train
  • i recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
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fellow

(adjective)BrE / ˈfeləʊ / NAmE / ˈfeloʊ /
  1. used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
    • fellow members/citizens/workers
    • my fellow passengers on the train
    • I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.

    Word Origin

    • late Old English fēolaga ‘a partner or colleague’ (literally ‘one who lays down money in a joint enterprise’), from Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘cattle, property, money’ + the Germanic base of lay (verb and noun).
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