feller

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English feller; equivalent to fell + -er.

Noun

feller (plural fellers)

  1. A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
  2. A machine for felling trees.
  3. A person who fells a seam.
  4. An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.
Derived terms
Translations

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)

  1. 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

See also

References

  1. feller”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Etymology 3

fell + -er

Adjective

feller

  1. (archaic) comparative form of fell: more fell

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlər

Adjective

feller

  1. comparative degree of fel

Latin

Verb

fēller

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fēllō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feller m or f

  1. indefinite plural of felle

Verb

feller

  1. present of felle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

feller f

  1. plural indefinite of felle

Verb

feller

  1. present of fella
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