fellar
English
Etymology
Variant of fellow which reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.[1]
Noun
fellar (plural fellars)
- Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
- 2008, Aaron Morris, Trout, Tequila, and Time, page 21:
- That little fellar was cute, though.
- 2011, Byron Douglas, A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social, page 59:
- Winston asked, “Where's the little fellar”? “In the nursery”, Jean answered. Winston sat down next to Jean and asked, “Are ya ok”? Jean began to cry [...]
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