"confrère" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.fʁɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-confrère.ogg 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 Related terms: consœur

Inflected forms

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