feller
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English feller; equivalent to fell + -er.
Noun
feller (plural fellers)
- A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
- A machine for felling trees.
- A person who fells a seam.
- An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.
Derived terms
Translations
lumberjack — see lumberjack
Etymology 2
Variant of fellow that reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.[1]
Noun
feller (plural fellers)
- Nonstandard form of fellow.
- 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
- There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […] ”
- 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:
- Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'
Derived terms
References
- “feller”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Latin
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