 friend |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a person you know well and regard with affection and trust | |
| Examples: | "he was my best friend at the university" |
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| Related terms: | person companion buddy light confidant best_friend girlfriend alter_ego damon flatmate brother roommate amigo schoolfriend mate phintias Damon_and_Pythias | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a person with whom you are acquainted | |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance | |
| Examples: | "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances" "we are friends of the family" |
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| Related terms: | person schoolmate connection bunkmate campmate homeboy pickup messmate end_man | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an associate who provides assistance | |
| Synonyms: | ally confederate | |
| Examples: | "he's a good ally in fight" "they were friends of the workers" |
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| Related terms: | foe associate blood_brother | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | |
| Synonyms: | protagonist supporter admirer booster champion | |
| Examples: | "all their supporters came out for the game" "they are friends of the library" |
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| Related terms: | advocate convert Confederate loyalist free_trader enthusiast believer seconder subscriber Francophile Whig Jacobite functionalist Cavalier verifier Shavian maintainer sympathizer philhellene boswell new_dealer toaster anglophile Roundhead pillar cheerleader promote defend back | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1930 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) | |
| Synonyms: | Quaker | |
| Related terms: | Protestant Christian Quakeress penn Religious_Society_of_Friends | |
| Similar spelling: |
friendly Freund frond freehand free_hand Frandsen front_end |
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