feller
/'fələ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who cuts down trees: A worker whose job is to fell trees, typically using an axe or chainsaw.
- (Informal) A man or boy: A casual, often regional or folksy, term for a male person.
Usage
- The primary meaning refers to a laborer in forestry or logging.
- The informal meaning for "man" is characteristic of colloquial, rustic, or dialectal speech. It is similar in tone to words like "fellow," "guy," or "chap."
Examples
- As a person who fells trees:
- The feller worked from dawn until dusk clearing the forest for the new road.
- He hired a team of fellers to remove the dead pines from his property.
- As an informal term for a man:
- He's a nice feller, always willing to help a neighbor.
- I met an interesting old feller at the market today.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used attributively to describe tools or roles related to tree-felling.
- He bought a new feller buncher for his logging operation. (Note: "feller buncher" is a compound noun for a type of logging machine).
- In informal speech, it can be used in a friendly or familiar way.
- How's that feller of yours doing? (Referring to someone's son or husband).
Variants and Related Words
- Fell (verb): The action of cutting down a tree.
- Felling (noun/gerund): The process or job of cutting down trees.
- Fellow (noun): A more standard synonym for the informal "man" meaning.
Synonyms
- For a person who fells trees: logger, lumberjack, woodcutter.
- For a man (informal): fellow, guy, chap, bloke, dude.
Notes on Meaning
- The two meanings are distinct and context-dependent. The logging meaning is the original and more literal definition.
- The informal use meaning "man" is derived from a variant pronunciation and spelling of "fellow" and is considered non-standard English, often associated with specific dialects or historical/country settings.
Noun
- a boy or man
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
- a person who fells trees