confrere

[ kon-frair ]

/ ˈkɒn frɛər /

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

Origin of confrere

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

Perhaps some confrere 'll lind th' distinguished gazabo a copy iv his Ollendorff.

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen |Finley Peter Dunne
He did not lose himself in idle words, the young 'confrere', any more than in useless details.

Conscience, Complete |Hector Malot
A medical jury might render the verdict: Served him right for intriguing against his confrere.

Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 |Various
His confrere, who had preceded him here, sat enviously at one of the minor tables.

Dust of New York |Konrad Bercovici

It is also written to uphold the reputation of the Western conjuror against the spurious ascendancy held by his Eastern confrere.

Indian Conjuring |L. H. Branson

confrère

/ (ˈkɒnfrɛə) /

a fellow member of a profession, fraternity, etc

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