confrere
2 synonyms for confrere, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A colleague, especially someone in the same profession.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Etymology
Came into English from Old French confrere, from Latin confrāter. The word, originally used only in its second sense, fell out of use in the 17th century and reappeared in the mid 18th century as a fresh borrowing of Modern French confrère, which is where the first sense comes from.
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