good fellow

noun

: an affable companionable person
good-fellowship noun

Examples of good fellow in a Sentence

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Why have these good fellows with machine guns come here? Vladimir Sorokin, Harper's Magazine, 13 July 2022 Freeze a jolly good fellow. Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2022 Her current boyfriend is a good fellow. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2021 Capital, my good fellow, perfectly capital Move fast and ... capitalize things? Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of good fellow was in the 14th century

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“Good fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20fellow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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