Devil vs Fellow - What's the difference?
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(theology) A creature of hell.
(theology) (the devil' ''or'' ' the Devil ) The chief devil; Satan.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
* The devil in me wants to let him suffer.
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
* Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
* That math problem was a devil .
(euphemistically, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
* What in the devil''' is that?'' ''What the '''devil is that?
* She is having a devil of a time fixing it.
* You can go to the devil for all I care.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil' and ' lucky devil .
A dust devil.
(religion, Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.
(dialectal, in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.Dictionary of Regional American English
(cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
* Sir Walter Scott
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), page 401:
To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.
* She's going to devil four dozen eggs for the picnic.
(lb) A colleague or partner.
(lb) A companion; a comrade.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:the fellows of his crime
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:We are fellows still, / Serving alike in sorrow.
*(Edward Gibbon) (1737-1794)
*:That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows , yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow .
An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:It is impossible that ever Rome / Should breed thy fellow .
One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.
*(Philemon Holland) (1552-1637)
*:When they be but heifers of one year,they are let go to the fellow and breed.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:This was my glove; here is the fellow of it.
(lb) A male person; a man.
*1910 , (Saki), ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia :
*:‘There'll be about ten girls,’ speculated Rollo, as he drove to the function, ‘and I suppose four fellows , unless the Wrotsleys bring their cousin, which Heaven forbid.’
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, title= (lb) A person; an individual, male or female.
*(Charles Dickens) (1812-1870)
*:She seemed to be a good sort of fellow .
(lb) A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".
#In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.
#In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.
#A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.
#The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some Fellows also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.
#In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).
Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group
Devil is a synonym of fellow.
As a proper noun devil
is (theology) the chief devil; satan.As a noun fellow is
(lb) a colleague or partner.As an adjective fellow is
having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group.As a verb fellow is
to suit with; to pair with; to match.devil
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(wikipedia devil)Noun
(en noun)Word Detective: Tales from the berm
- devil strip
- Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron.
Synonyms
* (a creature of hell ): demon * (the chief devil''): Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old Scratch (''UK'' & ''US ), old-gooseberry, old gentleman * (thing awkward or difficult to understand or do''): bastard, bitch, bugger (''UK ), stinker * (wicked or naughty person ): imp, rascal, scamp, scoundrel * (as a euphemistic intensifier''): deuce (''euphemistic''), dickens (''euphemistic''), fuck (''only in senses with'' the ; ''taboo slang ), heck, hell * (a person, especially a man (as in "poor devil")''): bugger (''UK''), cow (''used of a woman''), sod (''UK )Antonyms
* (a creature of hell) angel, god * (the chief devil) God * (the bad part of the conscience) angel, conscience * (thing awkward or difficult to understand) cakewalk (US ), piece of cake, simplicity itself * (sense, wicked or naughty person') angel, saintDerived terms
* devil's luck * bedevil * better the devil you know * devilish, devillish * devilry, deviltry * a devil way * devil-may-care * the devil, you say! * the devil has all the best tunes * (the) devil is in the details * devil strip * * * devil dog * * * * devil's footstep * devil's lane * devil's own * * * devil's strip * (the) devil take the hindmost * * dust devil * folk devil * idle hands are the devil's workshop * the devil is in the details * give the devil his due * poor devil * speak of the devil * silver tongued devil * Tasmanian devil * what the devil * where the devil * who the devil * why the devil * how the devilVerb
- He did not repeat the scathing estimate of her character by Quatrefages, who at that time spent one afternoon a week devilling at the Consulate, keeping the petty-cash box in order.
Usage notes
* UK usage doubles the l' in the inflected forms "devi'''ll'''ed" and "devi' ll ing"; US usage generally does not.Synonyms
* (annoy or bother ): annoy, bedevil, bother, irk, irritate, pester, trouble, peeveDerived terms
* deviled egg, devilled egg * deviled ham, devilled hamSee also
* angel * demon * enemy * Lucifer * Satan * RavanaReferences
Anagrams
* English intensifiersfellow
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Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow , we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.