noun
confrere
Confrere (noun) means a colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
noun
1
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
2
A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.
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Etymology
From Old French confrere, from Latin confrāter. The word which was originally only used for the second sense became obsolete in the 17th century and reappeared in the mid 18th century as a re-borrowing of Modern French confrère whence the first sense is from.
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What is the meaning of confrere?
"confrere" (noun) means a colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
What are the different meanings of confrere?
"confrere" has 2 main meanings: 1. A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one; 2. A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.