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 Yours is more operatic, and my fella is more in the gangster genre. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025 Gilbert handles the OTs during prax and Goodwin gets the interior fellas. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025 Storme Warren and his weekly Stories Behind The Songs show played host to the fellas at the Twelve Thirty Club on Broadway. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 Rudd’s Austin, a local news weatherman and consummate cool guy, has invited Robinson’s Craig, his new neighbor and the exact opposite, to hang with the fellas. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fella
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Noun
  • And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2025
  • And the coolest part for me, coming to Columbus, was switching roles from Boston and now being the guy who is counted on to work with younger guys.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • For instance, a group of gentlemen wore matching pastel suits.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 July 2025
  • The gentleman who is the executive director of all of these cruises, his name is Michael Lazaroff.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Gorals live in groups of up to 12 individuals, but older males may be solitary, according to experts.
    Lauren Liebhaber July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Among those who died, were a 19-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the head, a 23-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and a 24-year-old male who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the back, CBS News reported.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Forced to sit on an old dude’s lap dressed like Loonette the Clown, Quilla’s heart leads her to seek out a method of rebellion.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
  • Several dudes have been faster than a speeding bullet and leaped tall buildings with a single bound.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025

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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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