friar

CEFRC2

/ˈfɹaɪə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A member of a religious group who lives simply and helps others.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.

Examples

  • The friar is more interested in brewing beer than he is the church.

  • Is a friar the same thing as a priest?

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An American fish, the silverside.

  2. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

  3. Such fish prepared as food.

Synonyms

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The blank spent his days in prayer within the monastery walls.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.