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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin confrater, from com- (“together”) + frater (“brother, fellow”). Compare English confrere, German Mitbruder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔnˈfraː.tər/
- Hyphenation: con‧fra‧ter
- Rhymes: -aːtər
Noun
confrater m (plural confraters, diminutive confratertje n)
- A confrere, professional colleague, chiefly in an upper-class profession, especially in the legal profession.
- A fellow member, e.g. of a confraternity.
- (figuratively) A confrere, a comrade, a cahoot.
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