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fellow comrade, associate The first known use: before the 12th century |
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6 Letters, 2 Syllable |
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Sentence Examples Your son's a bright little fellow. She's found herself a new fellow. |
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Common Phrases a fellow traveler Someone who identifies with or is sympathetic to the aims or ideology of a political movement or organization, but is not a formal or full member of it. Used especially in the 1950s in reference to those suspected of being communist sympathizers. a/the devil of a (something) Used as an intensifier to indicate an extreme degree of something, especially that which is difficult, frustrating, or vexing. bedfellows Literally, one who shares a bed with someone else. clean-cut Neatly groomed. devil of a (man, woman, fellow, etc.) A person who is extremely wicked, malevolent, or unpleasant. hail-fellow-well-met Very friendly, often obnoxiously or disingenuously so. regular fellow A good-natured, dependable person. regular guy A good-natured, dependable man. strange bedfellows A pair of people, things, or groups connected in a certain situation or activity but extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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