Definitions

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  • noun colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society)
  • noun India One's wife's sister's husband.

Etymologies

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co- +‎ brother

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Examples

  • When co-brother Raj Kapoor cast him in Bobby, he would keep asking about his "character" and Kapoor would wave him off saying, "It's a role that will get you publicity worth millions."

    unknown title 2009

  • When co-brother Raj Kapoor cast him in Bobby, he would keep asking about his "character" and Kapoor would wave him off saying, "It's a role that will get you publicity worth millions."

    unknown title 2009

  • The other five offenders include Mohd Rahman alias Babbu and Mohd Imran, both brothers-in-law of Maruti Nayeem, Mohd Shahbaz alias Rahil, who is the car-lifting offender's co-brother, Mohd Yusuf and Imran Khan, who were helping him in the offences.

    The Times of India 2009

  • He was found at the house of his co-brother Abdul Sattar in the outskirts of A manhunt was launch for Jabbar after the security agencies learnt that Jabbar was also present during the encounter but managed to escape with an injury.

    rediff.com 2008

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