Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

    Vertrauter

    дове́ренное лицо́dovérennoje licó, напе́рсникnapérsnik

More definitions
  • someone to whom private matters are confided

Examples

10 sentences
  1. He is my boss's friend and confidant.

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  2. I want you to become my confidant.

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  3. If you want to vent, leave me alone and find yourself a confidant!

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  4. You're my confidant.

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  5. Madame de Pompadour was the King' confidant.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person in whom one can confide:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person in whom one can confide:

Origin

Borrowed from French confident.

Borrowed from French confident.

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Forms

plural: confidants
Singularconfidant
Pluralconfidants

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone to whom private matters are confided:intimate

Word family

1 related words
Relatedconfide

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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