confrater
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin confrater, from com- (“together”) + frater (“brother, fellow”). Compare English confrere, German Mitbruder.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
Synonyms edit
- (colleague): ambtsbroeder, collega
- (fellow member): medebroeder
- (comrade, cahoot): kameraad, kornuit