confidant
[ kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, -duhnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt ]
noun
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
Origin of confidant
1Words that may be confused with confidant
- confidant , confidante, confident
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British Dictionary definitions for confidant
confidant
/ (ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt, ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt) /
noun
a person, esp a man, to whom private matters are confided
Origin of confidant
1C17: from French confident, from Italian confidente, n use of adj: trustworthy, from Latin confīdens confident
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