variants
also fellers
as in guys
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 fellas
Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.
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Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Their goaltending may be a bit of a question mark, but Rod Brind'Amour has those fellas playing so well that Ottawa never really stood a chance.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Working with these fellas always brings the best out of me.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
While some students and staff seemed to appreciate the bots, plenty more did not, taking it upon themselves to vandalize, harass, and knock the fellas over at every opportunity.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Time to pay big bucks for the big fellas.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ruthless fellas are big on authenticity.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The big fellas last met in January 2025, when Stockton narrowly beat Dyes 1-0 at a tournament.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Their goaltending may be a bit of a question mark, but Rod Brind'Amour has those fellas playing so well that Ottawa never really stood a chance.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Working with these fellas always brings the best out of me.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
While some students and staff seemed to appreciate the bots, plenty more did not, taking it upon themselves to vandalize, harass, and knock the fellas over at every opportunity.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Time to pay big bucks for the big fellas.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ruthless fellas are big on authenticity.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The big fellas last met in January 2025, when Stockton narrowly beat Dyes 1-0 at a tournament.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellas
Noun
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And in the past, our foundation has always been three- and four-year guys.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Panettiere gave a photo of her firefighter dad pride of place in her childhood bedroom, surrounded by the other guys from his house.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Adult males and females both develop wings during the breeding season.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Because teams are deciding whether to devote millions of dollars and precious roster spots to occasionally unreliable males in their early twenties, much of a scout’s work is akin to investigative reporting.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Would both of you gentlemen vote for that?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The final scene of The Trial describes the execution of Kafka’s protagonist by two impatient gentlemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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In the Sixties, all the English dudes revered the lineage of Black American music.—
St. Vincent,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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“Fellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellas. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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