confrere

[ kon-frair ]

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noun

a fellow member of a fraternity, profession, etc.; colleague: my confreres in the medical profession.

Origin of confrere

1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French <Medieval Latin confrāter colleague, equivalent to Latin con-con- + frāterbrother

Words Nearby confrere

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How to use confrere in a sentence

A medical jury might render the verdict: Served him right for intriguing against his confrere.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 | Various
Perhaps some confrere 'll lind th' distinguished gazabo a copy iv his Ollendorff.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen | Finley Peter Dunne
M. Max was almost as interested as his English confrere, and readily promised to have the French end of the affair investigated.
The Pit Prop Syndicate | Freeman Wills Crofts
He did not lose himself in idle words, the young 'confrere', any more than in useless details.
Conscience, Complete | Hector Malot
Some one has warned him—an enemy of the Countess, a confrere of Maitland.
Cosmopolis, Complete | Paul Bourget

British Dictionary definitions for confrère

confrère

/ (ˈkɒnfrɛə) /

noun

a fellow member of a profession, fraternity, etc

Origin of confrère

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin confrāter fellow member, from Latin frāter brother

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