confrere:
(plural: ‘confreres‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”; the word opposite in meaning: ‘opponent’ or ‘enemy’ —- for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
[from the French language]
confreres
a friend or companion who shares a person’s interests;
an associate in a person’s business;
a colleague in a person’s profession,
confreres
Farhan was very much disappointed that he had not been able to help his confrere who was in the hospital fighting for his life.
When two teachers were suspended for some baseless allegations, the entire teaching and non-teaching staff quit their work and walked out of their classrooms in support of their confreres.
It is not uncommon to hear about people sacrificing everything, including their own lives for their confreres.
