feller B2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈfɛlɚ/ UK /ˈfɛlə/ See IPA manual Freq #21058 Meanings 1 noun a person whose work is cutting down trees The feller checked the wind before making the final cut in the pine. 2 noun a machine designed to cut down trees A tracked feller cleared the damaged trees along the access road. 3 noun informal or dialectal: a man or fellow That feller at the gate said the road was closed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person whose work is... woodcutterlumberjacklogger 2 noun · a machine designed to cut... tree-felling machine 3 noun · informal or dialectal: a... fellowmanchap Word family Derived forms feller-buncher Related forms fellfellowlogging Etymology In the tree-cutting senses, from fell ('to cut down') + the agent suffix -er. The informal sense is a colloquial alteration of fellow, reflecting reduction of its final vowel. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # feller **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɛlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɛlə/ **Frequency rank:** 21058 ## Meanings 1. a person whose work is cutting down trees 2. a machine designed to cut down trees 3. informal or dialectal: a man or fellow ## Examples - The feller checked the wind before making the final cut in the pine. - A tracked feller cleared the damaged trees along the access road. - That feller at the gate said the road was closed. ## Synonyms - woodcutter - lumberjack - logger - fellow - chap ## Derived Forms - feller-buncher ## Related Forms - fell - fellow - logging ## Etymology In the tree-cutting senses, from fell ('to cut down') + the agent suffix -er. The informal sense is a colloquial alteration of fellow, reflecting reduction of its final vowel. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown