confrere

(kŏn'frâr')
n.
A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnfrāter : Latin com-, com- + Latin frāter, brother.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - A person who is member of your class or profession.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kollega

Français (French)
n. - confrère, collègue

Deutsch (German)
n. - Amtsbruder

Italiano (Italian)
collega, confratello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confrade (m)

Español (Spanish)
n. - colega

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kollega

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