odd fellow

ɒd ˈfɛloʊ

Definition

Definition of odd fellow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behaviorperson seen as eccentric or unusual

Everyone thought he was an odd fellow at the party.

eccentric

oddball

weirdo

organization member

TECH.

member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows

TECH.

My grandfather was an odd fellow and attended meetings regularly.

affiliate

associate

member

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Expressions with odd

30 odd

adj.

approximately 30, slightly more than 30

There were 30 odd people at the event.

odd couple

pair that seems unusual together

The detective and the thief made an odd couple.

£20 odd

adj.

approximately £20, slightly more than £20

The book costs £20 odd.

odd bird

person who is unusual or eccentric

John is an odd bird, always wearing mismatched socks.

at odd times

adv.

happening occasionally, at unpredictable intervals, not on a fixed schedule

She calls at odd times, sometimes late at night.

the odd one out

person or thing different from others

In our group, she was always the odd one out.

Expressions with fellow

fellow traveler

companion on a journey

She found a fellow traveler to share stories with on the long flight.

fellow feeling

feeling sympathy and understanding for someone else

She felt fellow feeling for her struggling friend.

fellow member

person in the same group or organization

She greeted her fellow member at the club meeting.

fellow worker

person who works with you

She discussed the project with her fellow worker.

fellow citizen

person from the same country or city

She spoke to her fellow citizens about the new policy.

old fellow

affectionate term for an older man

Come here, old fellow, and have a seat.

teaching fellow

postgraduate student teaching for financial support

The teaching fellow led the undergraduate seminar.

big fellow

male person, often large or grown, spoken of in a friendly way

The coach clapped the big fellow on the back after the game.

shallow fellow

someone who is not serious or profound

Don't expect deep conversations with him; he's a shallow fellow.

research fellow

academic researcher in a temporary position

The university hired a research fellow for the new project.

Examples of odd fellow in a sentence

She found him to be an odd fellow with peculiar habits.
He was proud to be an odd fellow.
The lodge welcomed every new odd fellow warmly.

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French:original, Odd Fellow, ...
German:kauziger Typ, Mitglied der Odd Fellows, ...
Italian:tipo strano, socio degli Odd Fellows, ...
Spanish:tipo raro, integrante de Odd Fellows, ...
Portuguese:tipo esquisito, Odd Fellow, ...
Chinese:怪人, 独立奇人会会员, ...
Japanese:変わり者, オッドフェロー, ...
Arabic:رَجُل غَرِيب الأَطْوَار, عُضْو جَمْعِيَّة الأود فِيلوز, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם מוּזָר, חָבֵר מִסְדַּר אוֹד פֶלוֹז, ...
Russian:странный человек, член Ордена странных товарищей, ...
Ukrainian:дивак, член Odd Fellows, ...
Hindi:अजीब व्यक्ति, ऑड फेलो, ...
Bengali:অদ্ভুত লোক, অড ফেলো সদস্য, ...
Catalan:home estrany, membre de l'Ordre Independent d'Odd Fellows, ...
Czech:podivín, člen řádu Odd Fellows, ...
Danish:mærkelig fyr, medlem af Odd Fellows, ...
Dutch:vreemde snuiter, lid van de Odd Fellows, ...
Greek:παράξενος τύπος, μέλος των Odd Fellows, ...
Hungarian:különc, Odd Fellow-tag, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សចម្លែក, សមាជិកនៃសមាគម អ៊ិនឌីផេនដិន អ័រឌើរ អុហ្វ អដ ហ្វេលឡូស, ...
Korean:괴짜, Odd Fellows 회원, ...
Persian:آدم عجیب, عضو انجمن Odd Fellows, ...
Polish:dziwak, członek Odd Fellows, ...
Portuguese (BR):cara estranho, Odd Fellow, ...
Romanian:ciudat, membru al Odd Fellows, ...
Swedish:udda figur, medlem av Odd Fellows, ...
Thai:คนแปลก, สมาชิกของ Odd Fellows, ...
Turkish:tuhaf adam, Odd Fellows üyesi, ...
Vietnamese:người lập dị, thành viên của Odd Fellows, ...

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