Fellow vs Brother - What's the difference?
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(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
Son of the same parents as another person.
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, title= A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
* The Bible, Deuteronomy 23:19 (NKJV)
(African American Vernacular English) A black male.
* 2013 , Gwyneth Bolton, Ready for Love
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
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To treat as a brother.
* 1819 , Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
* Seest thou not we are overreached, and that our proposed mode of communicating with our friends without has been disconcerted by this same motley gentleman thou art so fond to brother ?
As nouns the difference between fellow and brother
is that fellow is a colleague or partner while brother is son of the same parents as another person.As verbs the difference between fellow and brother
is that fellow is to suit with; to pair with; to match while brother is to treat as a brother.As an adjective fellow
is having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group.As an interjection brother is
Expressing exasperation.fellow
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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.
Usage notes
In North America, fellow is less likely to be used for a man in general in comparison to other words that have the same purpose. Nevertheless, it is still used by some. In addition, it has a good bit of use as an academic or medical title or membership.Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* bedfellow * fella * fellow feeling * fellowship * good fellow/goodfellow * hail-fellow-well-met * poor fellow * schoolfellowAdjective
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*brother
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Alternative forms
* brotha (Jamaican English)Noun
(en-noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers .}}
- You shall not charge interest to your brother —interest on money or'' food ''or anything that is lent out at interest.
- But damn if they knew when to just leave a brother alone and let him sulk in silence.
- And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers .