n.
1.a male with the same parents as someone else
2.a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
3.a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
4.used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
5.(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
Idiom of the Day
rank and file
the members of a group and not the leaders, regular soldiers and not the officers
The rank and file of the large union were happy with their new contract.