confreres
Associates in profession
Confreres are fellow members of a profession, organization, or group—colleagues bound by shared work or purpose.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone, often appearing in professional contexts: She consulted with her confreres in the medical community.
The singular is confrere.
People at same job
- associatesConnected persons or links
- teammatesFellow squad members
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
- workmatesFellow employees
peers · counterparts · fellows · partners · allies · compatriots · faculty · practitioners
coworkers
People at same job
- associatesConnected persons or links
- teammatesFellow squad members
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
workmates · peers · counterparts · fellows · partners · allies · compatriots · faculty · practitioners · professionals
brethren
Fellow group members
comrades
Close allies in cause
- companionsThose who accompany
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- croniesClose, often questionable associates
chums · buddies · pals · friends · mates · cohorts · intimates
confreresoutsiders
Those not belonging
outsider · strangers · nonmembers · foreigners · aliens
confreresrivals
Those who compete
adversaries · enemies · opponents · competitors · antagonists