confrere
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of confrere
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin confrāter colleague, equivalent to Latin con- con- + frāter brother
Example Sentences
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“They have insinuated infamy on the integrity of my priestly life, having financed witnesses in a trial against a confrere, even being the owner of oil wells or tax havens.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022
In the crowd were the actors Tony Danza, Tony Lo Bianco and Jelani Remy; Monty Alexander, a jazz pianist; and Deana Martin, an entertainer and daughter of the Sinatra confrere Dean Martin.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019
In Owen, Casey has found a willing confrere.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014
M. Briand, looking older, slightly more rotund and as disreputable as ever he did, descended from his Pullman car and was met with effusive greetings from his British confrere.
From Time Magazine Archive
My confrere, Carpano, your locksmith, shares my claim.
From The Resources of Quinola by Balzac, Honoré de
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