fellow

fel•low

[[t]ˈfɛl oʊ[/t]] n.

1) a man or boy

2) inf inf a beau; suitor

3) inf inf a person; one:

They don't treat a fellow very well here[/ex]

4) a companion; comrade; associate

5) a person belonging to the same rank or class; equal; peer

6) one of a pair; mate; match:

a shoe without its fellow[/ex]

7) edu

a) a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study

b) a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges

8) a member of any of certain learned societies:

a fellow of the British Academy[/ex]

9) Obs. a person of a low social class

10) belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, circumstances, etc.:

fellow students[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 1050; ME felowe, felawe, late OE fēolaga < ON fēlagi partner =fē money, property + -lagi bedfellow, comrade