Crony
['krəʊnɪ] or ['kroni]
Definition
(n.) A crone.
(n.) An intimate companion; a familiar frend
Typist: Rosa
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Colloquial.] Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ally, chum, mate
ANT:Foe, rival, backfriend
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Definition
n. an old and intimate companion.
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Examples
- But I take it that it is more likely to be some crony of the landlady's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He invited little Rawdon's crony from school, and made both the children sick with pastry, and oysters, and porter after the play. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For his friends and cronies, he had a pompous old schoolmaster, who flattered him, and a toady, his senior, whom he could thrash. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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