fellows
Chaps in groups
Fellows are companions, associates, or peers—people with whom one shares a connection or status.
A fellow student attends classes with you; a fellow traveler shares your journey.
The word often implies equality or mutual membership: She greeted her fellows at the conference.
In academic contexts, a fellow holds a fellowship—a funded position at a university or research institution.
Informally, fellows simply means men or guys: A group of fellows were playing cards.
Professional associates
- associatesConnected persons or links
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- equalsMatches in value
- contemporariesPeople of same era
cohort · coworkers · collaborators · teammates · companions · confreres · workmates · partners
Friends or breeding partners
- buddiesInformal term for friends
- chumsClose companions
- palsInformal term for companions
- croniesClose, often questionable associates
brethren · allies · sidekicks · companions · accomplices · confederates · consorts · kindred
Professional researchers and teachers
- researchersThose who study systematically
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- intellectualsPeople of scholarly pursuits
- postdocsPost-PhD research positions
theorists · lecturers · historians · philosophers · sociologists · economists · psychologists · anthropologists
Kinship among men
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
kinship · rapport · teamwork · trust · loyalty · harmony · affinity · cohesion
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
sponsorship · counseling · nurturing · development · wisdom · leadership · support · empowerment
colleagues
Professional associates
- associatesConnected persons or links
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- equalsMatches in value
contemporaries · cohort · coworkers · collaborators · teammates · companions · confreres · workmates · partners · members
mates
Friends or breeding partners
cronies · brethren · allies · sidekicks · companions · accomplices · confederates · consorts · kindred · friends
academics
Professional researchers and teachers
- researchersThose who study systematically
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- intellectualsPeople of scholarly pursuits
postdocs · theorists · lecturers · historians · philosophers · sociologists · economists · psychologists · anthropologists · linguists
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
unity · kinship · rapport · teamwork · trust · loyalty · harmony · affinity · cohesion · support
guidance
Advice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
tutoring · sponsorship · counseling · nurturing · development · wisdom · leadership · support · empowerment · protégés
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
- professionalsdoctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, dentist
- CambridgeCambridge University, University of Cambridge, King's College, Trinity College, punting
- museum staffcurators, archivists, conservators, docents, guides
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
fellowsenemies
Hostile opposing parties
foes · adversaries · opponents · antagonists · rivals
fellowsstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · unknowns · foreigners · aliens
- fellow travelersSympathizers without official membership
- fellow travellersThose journeying together
- fellow manOther humans collectively
- fellow menOther human beings
- fellow citizenOne sharing nationality
- young fellow