Confrere — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is member of one's class or profession

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌaʊntɚɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənz/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfɹˈɜː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfɹˈɜː/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌaʊntɚɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənz/.

Examples

the surgeon consulted his colleagues
he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fellow colleague

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is member of one's class or profession “the surgeon consulted his colleagues”

Word Forms

fellowship

noun

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitbruder

eine Person, die ihrer Klasse oder ihrem Beruf angehört

🇫🇷French

confrère

une personne qui est membre de sa classe ou de sa profession

🇪🇸Spanish

cohermano

una persona que es miembro de su clase o profesión

🇮🇹Italian

confratello

una persona che è membro della propria classe o professione

🇳🇱Dutch

medebroeder

een persoon die lid is van iemands klasse of beroep

🇵🇹Portuguese

confrade

uma pessoa que é membro de sua classe ou profissão

🇷🇺Russian

собратья

человек, принадлежащий к одному классу или профессии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हमपेशा

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी के वर्ग या पेशे का सदस्य हो

🇮🇳Tamil

கான்ஃபிரேர்

ஒருவரின் வகுப்பு அல்லது தொழிலில் உறுப்பினராக இருக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమావేశం

ఒకరి తరగతి లేదా వృత్తిలో సభ్యుడైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾನ್ಫರೆರ್

ಒಬ್ಬರ ವರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಿಯ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോൺഫറർ

ഒരാളുടെ ക്ലാസിലോ തൊഴിലിലോ അംഗമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同事

属于某个阶级或职业的人

🇯🇵Japanese

会議する

自分の階級または職業の一員である人

🇰🇷Korean

함께하다

같은 계층이나 직업에 종사하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hội viên

một người là thành viên của giai cấp hoặc nghề nghiệp của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ประชุม

บุคคลที่อยู่ในชั้นเรียนหรืออาชีพของตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

saudara

seseorang yang menjadi anggota kelas atau profesinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعقد

شخص ينتمي إلى طبقته أو مهنته

🇮🇷Persian

همنشینی

شخصی که عضو طبقه یا حرفه خود است

🇹🇷Turkish

aynı kurumda çalışan kimse

birinin sınıfının veya mesleğinin üyesi olan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בן זוג

אדם שהוא בן מעמד או מקצוע

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The primary meaning of 'confrere' is 'a person who is member of one's class or profession'.

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Using 'confrere' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'confrere' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'confrere' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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