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fell⋅er

1  [fel-er]
–noun Informal.
fellow.
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Origin:
1815–25; orig. dial.; by reduction of (ō) to (ə) and merger with words ending in -er
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fell⋅er

2  [fel-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that fells.
2. Sewing. a person or thing that fells a seam.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME fellere. See fell 2 , -er 1

Fel⋅ler

  [fel-er]
–noun
Robert William Andrew (Bob; “Bullet Bob”), born 1918, U.S. baseball player.

fell

3  [fel]
–adjective
1. fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
2. destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.
—Idiom
3. at or in one fell swoop. swoop (def. 5).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME fel < OF, nom. of felon wicked. See felon

Related forms:
fellness, noun
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fell·er 1   (fěl'ər)   
n.  

  1. A lumberjack.

  2. One that fells seams.

fel·ler 2   (fěl'ər)   
n.   Informal
A man or boy; a fellow.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

fell  (adj.)
c.1275, from O.Fr. fel "cruel, fierce," from M.L. fello "villain" (see felon). Phrase at one fell swoop is from "Macbeth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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