Thesaurus results for FELLA

fella

noun

ˈfe-lə

Definition of fella

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 Up in the Milburn Stand, a fella with grey hair and a black hoodie is weeping. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The 2026 installment of this contest took place over the weekend, and a fella named Noel Jamet won — claiming his 10th title. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The fellas are also working on finishing up the upcoming Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album, but that one is proving to take a little more time than originally anticipated. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 17 July 2026 Thank you fellas … Jules, Fab, Albert, Nikolai and Johann for this invitation. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fella

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Noun

When Skinny Neck Tat guy tries to break into her house, Ginger exercises her constitutional right to deadly force.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Two guys who coached on the correct side of the ball [defense] chewing it up.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

And without hesitation, or even the need for another question, Ditka proved to be a perfect gentleman and told us his whole story about erectile dysfunction.

— Bob Brody, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Since his host has a strict rule about using human avatars in this environment, the bad guy now presents as the gentleman from The Blacklist rocking a wizard’s beard.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Sousa was a prominent organizer for the rallies in support of Sophie Cunningham following her stance in opposing males competing girls' sports during this past WNBA season.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

In decades past, some greasy label dude would probably tell them to go write a real hit next.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Compared to a woman who spends her days toiling to defend some of America’s most underserved, Lee’s a man who wrote a puff piece about some rich, white dude.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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