Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feller

/fˈɛlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: feller
IPA: /fˈɛlɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who fells trees; a lumberjack

noun

A machine for felling trees.

noun

A person who fells a seam.

noun

An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.

noun

Nonstandard form of fellow.

adj

comparative form of fell: more fell

Archaic

name

Example Sentences

"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 […]”"
"Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fellere
Suffix: fell

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

fellers (plural)

Derived Forms

blackfeller fellermelad whitefeller

Phrases

feller-buncher

Frequently Paired Words

fellow fellar fella fellah

Synonyms

chap fellow fella lad gent blighter cuss bloke

Rhymes With

seller stellar cellar keller teller interstellar bestseller propeller heller weller geller reseller

Questions

How do you pronounce feller?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛlɚ/.
What does feller mean?: A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
Where does feller come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce feller

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “feller”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fˈɛlɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “feller”.
Repeat and practice — Say “feller” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.