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View synonyms for confrere
confrere
[ kon-frair ]
noun
- a fellow member of a fraternity, profession, etc.; colleague:
my confreres in the medical profession.
confrère
/ ˈkɒnfrɛə /
noun
- a fellow member of a profession, fraternity, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confrere1
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin confrāter fellow member, from Latin frāter brother
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Example Sentences
If he is blind, he does the same as his English confrère: he reads aloud from a Bible printed in raised characters.
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With this curious remark my confrère followed me into my room and wrote down the list of articles I dictated to him.
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Also I gleaned from Miss Primleigh certain salient facts concerning our youthful confrère.
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"At the service of my distinguish' confrère," said the squat Italian.
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His only motive would be an aversion to disobliging a confrère, and why should I put him in such an unpleasant position?
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