English > friend: 5 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person you know well and regard with affection and trust. |
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| Example | "he was my best friend at the university" |
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| Instances | Damon | The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC) |
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| Damon and Pythias | (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend |
| Phintias, Pythias | Friend of Damon |
| Narrower | alter ego | A very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself |
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| amigo | A friend or comrade |
| best friend | The one friend who is closest to you |
| brother, comrade | Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement |
| buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities |
| companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate | A friend who is frequently in the company of another |
| confidant, intimate | someone to whom private matters are confided |
| flatmate | An associate who shares an apartment with you |
| girlfriend | Any female friend |
| light | A person regarded very fondly |
| mate | informal term for a friend of the same sex |
| roommate, roomie, roomy | An associate who shares a room with you |
| schoolfriend | A friend who attends the same school |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | amiga, amigo, camarada |
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| Catalan | amic, amiga |
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| Adjectives | friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend |
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| Nouns | friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly) |
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English > friend: 5 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A person with whom you are acquainted. |
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| Example | "we are friends of the family" |
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| Synonym | acquaintance |
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| Narrower | bunkmate | someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself |
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| campmate | someone who lives in the same camp / camp / camp you do |
| connection | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) |
| end man | A man at one end of a row of people |
| homeboy | A male friend from your neighborhood or hometown |
| messmate | (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals / meals in the same mess (as on a ship) |
| pickup | A casual acquaintance |
| schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow | An acquaintance that you go to school with |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Opposite | stranger, alien, unknown | Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found |
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| stranger | An individual that one is not acquainted with |
| Spanish | amiga, amigo, amistad, conocido |
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| Catalan | amiga, amistat, conegut, coneixença |
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| Nouns | friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly) |
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English > friend: 5 senses > noun 4, person | Meaning | A person who backs a politician or a team etc.. |
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| Example | "they are friends of the library" |
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| Synonyms | supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster |
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| Narrower | Boswell | A devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds |
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| Confederate | A supporter of the Confederate States of America |
| Francophile, Francophil | An admirer of France and everything French |
| Jacobite | A supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts |
| New Dealer | A supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal |
| Roundhead | A supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War |
| Shavian | An admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works |
| Whig | A supporter of the American Revolution |
| anglophile, anglophil | An admirer of England and things English |
| believer, truster | A supporter who accepts something as true |
| cheerleader | An enthusiastic and vocal supporter |
| corporatist | A supporter of corporatism |
| enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
| free trader | An advocate of unrestricted international trade |
| functionalist | An adherent of functionalism / functionalism |
| loyalist, stalwart | A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) |
| philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile | An admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
| pillar, mainstay | A prominent supporter |
| seconder | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote |
| subscriber, endorser, indorser, ratifier | someone who expresses strong approval |
| sympathizer, sympathiser, well-wisher | someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful |
| toaster, wassailer | someone who proposes a toast |
| upholder, maintainer, sustainer | someone who upholds or maintains |
| voucher, verifier | someone who vouches / vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement |
| Broader | advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
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| Spanish | adepta, adepto, aficionada, aficionado, amiga, amigo, entusiasta, seguidora, seguidor |
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| Catalan | adepta, adepte, aficionada, aficionat, amic, amiga, entusiasta, protagonista, seguidora, seguidor |
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