People and roles

Synonyms for fellow

Two senses of fellow live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPeople and roles

a person who is member of one's class or profession

He sent e-mail to his fellow hackers.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

colleague

Same sentence, swapped: He sent e-mail to his colleague hackers.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fellow as it is used in the sentence above.

familiar
boyfriend
member

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPeople and roles

an informal form of address for a man

Say, fellow, what are you doing?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dude

Same sentence, swapped: Say, dude, what are you doing?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fellow as it is used in the sentence above.

familiar
prince
hero

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