feller
feller — noun
- fellersingular
- fellersplural
1. a man or boy, used in a relaxed, friendly way when you are chatting rather than
a man or boy, used in a relaxed, friendly way when you are chatting rather than speaking carefully.
Yara waved at the old feller who sold newspapers on the corner.
informal register: friendly word for a man
The feller next door lent Tariro a ladder to clean the gutters.
countable noun for an ordinary man
Christopher seems like a decent feller, always ready to help his neighbours.
Two young fellers carried the heavy sofa up the narrow stairs.
用法筆記
Mainly spoken and casual; in writing it signals a chatty or regional voice. Roughly interchangeable with 'fella' and 'guy'.
常見錯誤
feller — verb
- fellerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fellers3rd person singular
- fellering-ing form
- felleredpast simple
1. to strike something so hard that it drops to the ground, such as a tree or a sta
to strike something so hard that it drops to the ground, such as a tree or a standing person.
Otis swung the axe and fellered the dead oak in three strong blows.
transitive: feller + object (a tree)
The boxer fellered his opponent with one sharp punch to the jaw.
feller someone with a blow
A sudden gust fellered Samir's rotten garden fence, leaving it flat across the path.
The storm fellered several old pines across the mountain path overnight.
文法句型
feller + object
用法筆記
Very rare regional or dialect form; standard English uses 'fell' for trees and 'knock down' or 'floor' for a person.
2. to end the life of a person or animal, usually with a single heavy blow or shot.
to end the life of a person or animal, usually with a single heavy blow or shot.
The hunter fellered the charging boar with a single well-aimed shot.
transitive: kill with one decisive action
Legend says the young knight fellered the dragon beside the frozen lake.
Lakan fellered the wounded deer quickly to spare it further pain.
The old soldier claimed he had fellered three wolves during one harsh winter.
文法句型
feller + object
用法筆記
Archaic or dialect; modern English uses 'kill', 'slay', or 'bring down'. Distinguish from sense 1, where the target survives.
3. to join two pieces of cloth by tucking one rough edge beneath the other and stit
to join two pieces of cloth by tucking one rough edge beneath the other and stitching it down flat on the back.
Élise fellered the side seams of the jeans so the rough edges would not fray.
transitive: feller a seam flat
The tailor fellered every seam by hand before the heavy work shirt was finished.
feller a seam for a strong, neat finish
Meera learned to feller a seam neatly during her first week at the workshop.
Ilan fellers the inner seams of every pair of work jeans so they last for years.
- fell
the standard sewing verb for the same action
文法句型
feller + a seam
用法筆記
A sewing term; the result is a 'felled seam', common in jeans and workwear for strength. Only this verb sense relates to cloth.
feller — adjective
- fellerpositive
- fellerercomparative
- fellerestsuperlative
1. wild and pitiless, showing no kindness or mercy toward others.
wild and pitiless, showing no kindness or mercy toward others.
The old poem describes a feller king who showed his enemies no mercy.
literary use before a noun
Andrei read about a feller beast that hunted travellers on the lonely moor.
In the legend, a feller warlord burned every village along the river.
The storyteller spoke of a feller giant who crushed whole armies for sport.
- gentle
kind and mild in nature
用法筆記
Archaic and literary, mostly attributive before a noun; modern English prefers 'fierce', 'cruel', or 'merciless'.
2. secretly planning to cause harm, with a dark and threatening purpose behind a ca
secretly planning to cause harm, with a dark and threatening purpose behind a calm surface.
A feller smile crossed the villain's face as he hid the poison bottle.
of a hidden harmful purpose
Behind his warm welcome, the host was hiding a feller plan to rob his guests.
feller + noun: a hidden, harmful scheme
Vinícius felt a feller mood spreading through the crowd before the riot.
The detective heard something feller in the smiling stranger's quiet threat against the family.
- sinister
common word for a hidden evil purpose
- malevolent
formal, wishing harm on others
- benevolent
wishing good toward others
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this stresses hidden, scheming menace rather than open ferocity. Both are archaic and literary.
3. able to destroy or kill, causing great ruin or loss of life.
able to destroy or kill, causing great ruin or loss of life.
The history book records a feller plague that emptied half the city.
feller + noun, of a deadly force
Caio described a feller drought that withered every crop on the plain.
The ballad warns of a feller storm that sank the whole fishing fleet.
A feller fire swept the valley and left only ash behind it.
- deadly
plain modern word for the same idea
- destructive
stresses the ruin caused
用法筆記
Distinguish from senses 1 and 2: this describes deadly effect, not a person's temper or hidden motive. Survives mainly in the phrase 'one fell swoop'.
4. having a strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose or tongue.
having a strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose or tongue.
The old recipe calls for a feller mustard that makes the eyes water.
feller + noun, of a sharp taste
Ramón coughed at the feller smoke rising from the green damp wood.
of a sharp, biting smell
A feller wind carried the smell of vinegar across the market square.
Saira backed away from the feller fumes of the cleaning fluid.
- mild
gentle and not strong in taste or smell
用法筆記
Distinguish from senses 1-3: this is about a sharp sensory bite, not danger or cruelty. The rarest sense, mostly dialect.