fellow synonyms

fellow

n.

  1. A man or boy

    chap, guy*, youth*, lad*, person*, male*, gentleman*, stripling*, cadet*, señor (Spanish), Herr (German), garçon (French), adolescent*, teenager*, pubescent*, whippersnapper*, master*, beau*, juvenile*, youngster*, duffer*, kid*, cat*, codger*, geezer*, bloke* (British), squirt*, sprig*. *

  2. An associate

    peer, colleague, comrade; see associate, equal, friend 1.

  3. An academic or scholarly appointee

    assistant, associate, graduate, graduate student, scholar, licentiate, academician, tutor, master, gownsman, don, instructor, professor, lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, docent, teaching assistant, TA*, research assistant, RA*, wrangler*, drudge*, agrégé (French), bachelor*, candidate*, doctor*, holder of a fellowship, member*, postdoc*.

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