confidant (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪdænt/
Definition
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it.
Examples
He has been my confidant for many years.
She was the only person I could tell; my closest confidant.
He needed a confidant to discuss his business problems.
How to Use confidant
- confidant of (prepositional phrase)
- A person who is trusted by someone else. — "He was the President's most trusted confidant of many years."
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