A fellow in the broadest sense's someone who's an equal or a comrade. The term fellow's also used to describe a man, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It's most often used in an academic context: a fellow's often part of an elite group of learned people who work together as peers in the pursuit of knowledge or practice. Academia Research fellow The title of research fellow's used to denote an academic research position at a university or similar institution. Emeritus title in th… (More on Fellow)