confidant

Noun
Synonyms: intimate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. someone to whom private matters are confidedSynonyms: intimate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by _him_ to C.
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