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fellar en · NOUN

Etymology

Variant of fellow which reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
   alt of fellow
   • "Don't cry, pore little fellar", she would say. 2006, J.C. Abbott, Peein' Off The Porch: A Remembrance, →ISBN, page 104:
   • Winston asked, “Where's the little fellar”? “In the nursery”, Jean answered. Winston sat down next to Jean and asked, “Are ya ok”? Jean began to cry [...] 2011, Byron Douglas, A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social, page 59:
   • That little fellar was cute, though. 2008, Aaron Morris, Trout, Tequila, and Time, page 21:

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