confrater

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin confrater, from com- (“together”) + frater (“brother, fellow”). Compare English confrere, German Mitbruder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnˈfraː.tər/

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• Hyphenation: con‧fra‧ter
• Rhymes: -aːtər

Noun

confrater m (plural confraters, diminutive confratertje n)

1. A confrere, professional colleague, chiefly in an upper-class profession, especially in the legal profession.
2. A fellow member, e.g. of a confraternity.
3. (figuratively) A confrere, a comrade, a cahoot.

Synonyms

• (colleague): ambtsbroeder, collega
• (fellow member): medebroeder
• (comrade, cahoot): kameraad, kornuit