Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confrere \Con`frere"\, n. [F.]
   Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate.

Source : WordNet®

confrere
     n : a person who is member of your class or profession; "the
         surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his
         fellow hackers" [syn: {colleague}, {fellow}]