Synonyms: boyfriend, swain, young man, beau, fellow
Definition: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
Usage: if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
Similar words: lover
Definition: a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
Similar words: man, adult male
Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
Usage: there were two women and six men on the bus
Synonyms: chap, blighter, bloke, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad, cuss
Definition: a boy or man
Usage: that chap is your host; there's a fellow at the door; he's a likable cuss; he's a good bloke
Similar words: male, male person
Definition: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Synonyms: colleague, confrere, fellow
Definition: a person who is member of one's class or profession
Usage: the surgeon consulted his colleagues; he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers
Similar words: associate
Definition: a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
Usage: he had to consult his associate before continuing
Synonyms: companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate
Definition: a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Usage: drinking companions; comrades in arms
Similar words: friend
Definition: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Usage: he was my best friend at the university
Synonyms: fellow, buster, dude
Definition: an informal form of address for a man
Usage: Say, fellow, what are you doing?; Hey buster, what's up?
Similar words: man, adult male
Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
Usage: there were two women and six men on the bus
Synonyms: fellow
Definition: a member of a learned society
Usage: he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association
Similar words: member, fellow member
Definition: one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
Usage: only members will be admitted; a member of the faculty; she was introduced to all the members of his family
Definition: one of a pair
Usage: he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Similar words: singleton
Definition: a single object (as distinguished from a pair)