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confrere

[kon-frair] / ˈkɒn frɛər /






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“They have insinuated infamy on the integrity of my priestly life, having financed witnesses in a trial against a confrere, even being the owner of oil wells or tax havens.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2022

In the crowd were the actors Tony Danza, Tony Lo Bianco and Jelani Remy; Monty Alexander, a jazz pianist; and Deana Martin, an entertainer and daughter of the Sinatra confrere Dean Martin.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2019

In Owen, Casey has found a willing confrere.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2014

M. Briand, looking older, slightly more rotund and as disreputable as ever he did, descended from his Pullman car and was met with effusive greetings from his British confrere.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was only when the supercargo was planning some especial piece of villainy that he addressed his confrere by his Christian name.

From Tessa 1901 by Becke, Louis




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