Meaning of Confrere | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
2. Alternative spelling of confrere.
   alt-of, alternative
3. A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.

Equivalents

Examples

“Unfortunately, when it comes to the informant who turns state’s evidence against a confrere, the OED slaps on the obscure origin label.”

“Roger Bacon had little reverence for their Franciscan confrere, Alexander of Hales...”

“... but there was a limited number of magisterial chairs, and so, after a couple of years, the Dominican and Franciscan Masters had to stand aside for the next confrere in line.”

“It consisted in the hope that a driver or fireman might be too incapacitated to carry on when, in true story-book fashion, the pupil would do the job, save the situation and find himself a hero among his confrères of the running shed.”

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