The difference between Fellow and Guy
When used as nouns, fellow means a colleague or partner, whereas guy means an effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the gunpowder plot (5th november).
When used as verbs, fellow means to suit with, whereas guy means to exhibit an effigy of guy fawkes around the 5th november.
Fellow is also adjective with the meaning: having common characteristics.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fellow and Guy
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Fellow as a noun (obsolete):
A colleague or partner.
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Fellow as a noun (archaic):
A companion; a comrade.
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Fellow as a noun:
A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
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Fellow as a noun:
An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
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Fellow as a noun:
One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.
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Fellow as a noun (colloquial):
A male person; a man.
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Fellow as a noun (rare):
A person; an individual, male or female.
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Fellow as a noun:
A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow". In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges. In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation. A member of a literary or scientific society The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some Fellows also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows. In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).
Examples:
"a Fellow of the Royal Society"
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Fellow as an adjective:
Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group
Examples:
"Roger and his fellow workers are to go on strike."
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Fellow as a verb:
To suit with; to pair with; to match.
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Guy as a noun (British):
An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
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Guy as a noun (dated):
A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
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Guy as a noun (colloquial):
A man, fellow.
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Guy as a noun (especially, in the plural):
A person .
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects):
Thing, creature.
Examples:
"The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy."
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):
Thing, unit.
Examples:
"This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage."
"This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x."
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Guy as a noun (informal, term of address):
Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Examples:
"Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?"
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Guy as a verb (intransitive):
To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
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Guy as a verb (transitive):
To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
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Guy as a verb (theatre, transitive):
To play in a comedic manner.
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Guy as a noun (obsolete, rare):
A guide; a leader or conductor.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
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Guy as a verb:
To equip with a support cable.