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confrere

[ kon-frair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

confrère

/ ˈkɒnfrɛə /

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

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

If he is blind, he does the same as his English confrère: he reads aloud from a Bible printed in raised characters.

With this curious remark my confrère followed me into my room and wrote down the list of articles I dictated to him.

Also I gleaned from Miss Primleigh certain salient facts concerning our youthful confrère.

"At the service of my distinguish' confrère," said the squat Italian.

His only motive would be an aversion to disobliging a confrère, and why should I put him in such an unpleasant position?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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