variants
or less commonly feller
plural fellas also fellers
informal
: fellow sense 4c, man sense 1a(1)
a nice fella
"The fella who does the windows here sometimes puts a striped shirt with a striped tie and a striped suit …"—
Teri Agins
Teri AginsA fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.—Rebecca Winters Keegan
Rebecca Winters KeeganMoments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. WodehouseGunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."—Jim Reed
Jim ReedExamples of fella in a Sentence
He's not a bad fella.
She has a new fella.
Recent Examples on the Web
The fellas try to fix the NBA All-Star Game, with Matt delivering a game-changer of an idea.
—Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The fellas are running off testosterone with a push up contest, which gets things going.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Starting with the smallest fella first, there's the Benda Chinchilla 300.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The nearly 40-year-old EPCOT aquarium, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, has long hosted two or three big fellas such as Lil Joe.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
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Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The fellas are running off testosterone with a push up contest, which gets things going.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Starting with the smallest fella first, there's the Benda Chinchilla 300.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
The nearly 40-year-old EPCOT aquarium, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, has long hosted two or three big fellas such as Lil Joe.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fella
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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fella. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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