confrère
colleague
noun kohn-FREHR Rare
Origin: Latin confrater (fellow brother)
Also means
fellow professional
Usage Note
Confrère is a more formal or professional word than collègue and is favoured in medical, legal, journalistic, and academic circles — a doctor refers to another doctor as mon confrère. The feminine counterpart is consœur. The word carries a sense of shared professional belonging rather than mere workplace proximity.
Examples
"Mon confrère a accepté de consulter."
Natural Translation
My colleague agreed to consult.
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