"confrère" meaning in All languages combined

See confrère on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: confrères [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} confrère (plural confrères)
  1. Alternative spelling of confrere. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: confrere
    Sense id: en-confrère-en-noun-4j7P9D6l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.fʁɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-confrère.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-confrère.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: confrères [plural], consœur [feminine]
Etymology: Back-formation from confrérie, with the influence of frère (“brother”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|fr|confrérie}} Back-formation from confrérie Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=consœur}} confrère m (plural confrères, feminine consœur)
  1. colleague, fellow, peer Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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