What is "confreres"

Usage examples of "confreres".

I make money and obtain a rich practice, the jealousy of my confreres will make me lose, or wait too long, for what my ambition prefers to a fortune.

His is hardly one of the dressy professions but I have seen his confreres blanch when confronted by some of his ensembles.

His confreres presumed he was working at a local parish, giving high school retreats, attending theological seminars, or helping out at the Newman Center at the University of Illinois.

Santek felt the emptiness of his confreres and found it difficult to encourage anyone, especially when he was still recovering from the intense, almost unbearable pain of Angle's departure.