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 Rushed out for work meeting due to snow can't blame the fella. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Billboard Unfiltered returned with a brand new episode on Friday (Dec. 13), and some new faces joined the fellas for the 25th installment of the series. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024 During that group date, the fellas showed off their moves to raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 One of these fellas had half a mind to burn John Calipari in effigy, or maybe just burn down the house of UK’s veteran coach. Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fella
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Noun
  • That all seems quaint today, however, when compared with the guy who’s apparently in charge of the U.S. government.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Pharaoh Compton had eight, giving them the kind of production from their bigs that has been absent for much of the season from guys not named Magoon Gwath.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Bill was a gentle man and a gentleman, wise beyond our times.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Fans of the show know that getting a job offer related to Severance might be an unsettling proposition, but the gentlemen of Odesza jumped at the opportunity.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The driver of the semi, a 41-year-old male from Schererville, was uninjured.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In a lifetime, according to the Daily Infographic, the average male spends a total of 855.8 days in the bathroom; 85 days more than the average female.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Spencer takes one look at the contraband booze stockpiled in the backroom of the upscale establishment Maceo runs and realizes that the dude is in the Mob.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
  • From his most memorable roles to the deeper cuts, dude was a legend.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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