Confidant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Confidant is a noun meaning A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
Meaning
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
Example Sentences
'Of course'—implied the loyal manager, and 'Oh, of course; not a word,' assented his confidant.
Heaven made you love me for no other end, / But to become my confidant and friend: / As such, I keep no secret from your sight, […]
Bankman-Fried’s confidants were along for the ride. At his side was Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s CEO and his on-again, off-again lover.
One in thought and purpose, linked by the necessity of combating one hostile fate, a power antagonistic ever, — a power we lived to evade, — we had no confidants save ourselves.
Word Forms
- confidants
Synonyms for confidant
Depending on context, synonyms include intimate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intimate, informant, interlocutor, leader, friend, counterpart.
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