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 Without direction, Reagan’s aides—the fellas—held extraordinary power. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 Inasmuch as every Judge plate appearance has become an event unto itself, the big fella has effectively put all of baseball on his back. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024 Just a casual way for the fellas to participate in their version of self-care—minus the heavy marketing. Celeste Polanco, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024 Seems one of their assistant coaches, a fella named Michael Palfrey, had the audacity to train a South Korean who reached the Olympics in the 400 IM. Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fella 
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Noun
  • In fact, some big trainer guys are even calling it the ultimate Samba alternative.
    Adam Cheung, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2024
  • And those guys aren't considered the best under 30.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The intensive public battle didn’t start until 1989, when Senna passed Prost at Imola during a restart, breaking what Prost believed to be a gentleman’s agreement.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Great smile, and this gentleman’s enthusiasm for watches was infectuous.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Colorado District Judge Kato Crews ruled on Monday that San Jose State senior Blaire Fleming, who has been identified as a biological male in multiple lawsuits, is eligible to compete after multiple players contested that Fleming should not be allowed to play in Las Vegas this week.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The call described the victim as a Dash bus driver who was being followed by a 38-year-old male in a white Maserati, police said.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The short version is that Landry (Jesse Plemons) killed the dude who assaulted Tyra (Adrianne Palicki).
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • No psychological fallout for Tyson after his cold-blooded ax murder of a helpless dude in the last episode.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024

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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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