Synonyms for confrere

Most common

fellow · associate · colleague · adjunct · co-brother

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.

Related words

Other spellings

confrère

Forms

Plural

confreres → fellows, associates, colleagues, adjuncts…

Example sentences

• fellow You must not keep company with such a mean fellow.
• associate When we say liberty, we associate it with Lincoln.
• colleague Tom was a colleague of mine before they fired him.
• adjunct Tom is an adjunct professor.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

fellow²

7 letters

adjunct²

9 letters

associate⁴, colleague²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fellow² = 2 syllables).