Frater is the Latin word for

brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

. *In Roman Catholicism, a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

who is not a priest Frater may also refer to:

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Alexander Frater Alexander Russell Frater (3 January 1937 – 1 January 2020) was a British travel writer and journalist. Described by Miles Kington as 'the funniest man who wrote for ''Punch'' since the war', Frater is best known for his various books and for ...

(1937–2020), New Hebrides travel writer and journalist *

Anne Frater Anne Frater (b. 1967) is a Scottish poet. She was born in Stornoway ( Steòrnabhagh), in Lewis on the Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar). She was brought up in the village of Upper Bayble (Pabail Uarach) in the district of Point, a small community ...

, Scottish poet from Bayble, Outer Hebrides * Benjamin Frater (1979–2007), Australian poet * George Frater, Scottish rugby player active 1896–1905 * György Fráter (1482–1551), Croatian nobleman and monk * Kevaughn Frater (born 1994), Jamaican footballer * Lindel Frater (born 1977), Jamaican sprinter * Lóránd Fráter, (1872-1930), Hungarian composer * Michael Frater (born 1982), Jamaican sprinter * Rhiannon Frater, American author * Robert Frater (cricketer) (1902–1968), New Zealand cricketer * Robert Frater (fencer) (born 1887), British Olympic fencer * Tony Van Frater (died 2015), guitarist for British band Red Alert * Viktoria Frater, Hungarian 1996 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, gymnast

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* Frater Achad (Charles Stansfeld Jones; 1886–1950), English occultist * Frater Albertus (1911–1984), American alchemist and teacher * Frater Eratus (Karl Spiesberger; 1904–1992), German mystic and occultist * Frater Perdurabo (Aleister Crowley; 1875–1947), English occultist * Frater Progradior (Frank Bennett (occultist); 1868–1930), Australian occultist * Frater Saturnus (Karl Germer; 1885–1962), German occultist * Frater U.: D.: (Ralph Tegtmeier; born 1952), German occultist

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* Frater House, a house where fraternity or sorority members live and work together * Frater, Ontario, a community in the Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada * Refectory, sometimes called a ''frater'', a dining hall in a monastery or boarding school * ''The Frater'', publication of Psi Omega, an American fraternity of dentists * Frater Superior, the head of Ordo Templi Orientis, an international fraternal and religious organization * Frater (lingua sistemfrater), a constructed language

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