Fellow vs. Mates — What's the Difference?

A fellow is a broad concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.

Mates is an English surname, and may refer to:

A man or boy.

One of a matched pair

(Informal) A boyfriend.

A spouse or romantic partner.

A comrade or associate.

Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

A person of equal rank, position, or background; a peer.

Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.

One of a pair; a mate

Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.

A member of a learned society or professional organization.

A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.

A graduate student appointed to a position granting financial aid and providing for further study.

Chiefly British A good friend or companion.

A physician who enters a training program in a medical specialty after completing residency, usually in a hospital or academic setting.

A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination

An incorporated senior member of certain colleges and universities.

A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.

A member of the governing body of certain colleges and universities.

A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.

(Archaic) A man or boy held in low regard.

A checkmate.

Being of the same kind, group, occupation, society, or locality; having in common certain characteristics or interests

An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.

A companion; a comrade.

A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant.Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.

An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.

An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.

An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.

To join closely or combine

A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.

To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

(chiefly in the negative) A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.

To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.

One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.

To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.

To be paired for reproducing; breed.

Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.

To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.

An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).

To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.

Plural of mate

A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.

Friendly; having a friendship (with).

A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).

A pair of people who live together;

(US) A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.

(US) A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.

(informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.

(rare) Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.

An animal or object.

(archaic)

One of a pair of things suited to each other or used together; a counterpart, a mate.

(Australian Aboriginal) fella

(obsolete)

A colleague or partner.

A close companion or friend; also, a companion or friend whom one eats or drinks with.

Followed by of: one who participates in an activity; a participant.

A man without good breeding or of lower social status; a common or ignoble man; also, used as a polite term of address to such a person.

A person's servant or slave.

(derogatory) A worthless person; a churl, a knave; also, used as a term of address to a person regarded as such.

Synonym of schoolmate

A black man.

(transitive)

(archaic) To address (someone) as "fellow", especially in an insulting manner (see noun sense 10.6).

To equal (someone or something); also, to cause or find someone or something to be equal to (some other person or thing).

(obsolete)

Followed by with: to associate or join with a person or thing in companionship or a partnership.

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male.

A person; an individual.

In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.

In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.

A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

To suit with; to pair with; to match.

A boy or man;

A person who is frequently in the company of another;

A person who is member of your class or profession;

An informal form of address for a man;

A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman;