Confrere
Confrere noun - A fellow worker.
Usage example: many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue
Colleague
Colleague noun - A fellow worker.
Usage example: on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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