Meaning of CONFIDANT

Pronunciation:			`kânfi'dant
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  someone to whom private matters are confided
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	Synonyms:		intimate
	See Also:		confidante, friend, repository, secretary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Con`fi*dant"\; 277), n. masc., Confidante
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		acquaintance, admonisher, adviser, advocate, alter ego, amigo, backer, backseat driver, best friend, bosom friend, brother, buttinsky, casual acquaintance, close acquaintance, close friend, confidante, consultant, counsel, counselor, Dutch uncle, expert, familiar, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, fidus Achates, friend, guide, inseparable friend, instructor, intimate, kibitzer, lover, man Friday, mate, meddler, mentor, monitor, neighbor, nestor, orienter, other self, partisan, pickup, Polonius, preceptist, repository, right hand, right-hand man, second self, strong right hand, supporter, sympathizer, teacher, well-wisher