The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confrere \Con`frere"\, n. [F.] Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
confrere n 1: a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" [syn: colleague, confrere, fellow]