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con⋅fi⋅dant

  [kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, -duhnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt]
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–noun
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
Origin:
1705–15; < F confident < It confidente, n. use of adj.; see confident
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con·fi·dant   (kŏn'fĭ-dānt', -dänt', kŏn'fĭ-dānt', -dänt')   
n.  
  1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
  2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

[French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on; see confide.]
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Confidant

Con`fi*dant"\; 277), n. masc., Confidante \Con`fi*dante"\ (?; 277), n. fem.[F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See Confide, and cf. Confident.] One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend.

You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. --Dryden.
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