confrere
Plural: confreres
Noun
- A fellow member of a profession or group; a colleague.
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
- A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
- A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men.
Examples
- He consulted his CONFRERE, a seasoned Scrabble player, for advice on a tricky board.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French confrere, from Latin confrāter.
The word which was originally only used for the second sense became obsolete in the 17th century and reappeared in the mid 18th century as a re-borrowing of Modern French confrère whence the first sense is from.
Scrabble Score: 13
confrere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconfrere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confrere: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
confrere: valid Words With Friends Word