confidant

nounclose friend

Word Origin & History

1610s, confident, "(male) person trusted with private affairs," from French confident (16c.), from Italian confidente "a trusty friend," literally "confident, trusty," from Latin confidentem (nominative confidens), present participle of confidere "to trust, confide" (see confidence). The spelling with -a- came to predominate 18c. and might reflect the French pronunciation.

Example Sentences for confidant

At all events, this was a subject upon which I received no enlightening from their confidant.

Sooner or later it must have been so; and I want a confidant.

Everybody there was for the moment the confidant of his neighbour.

He thought she went to find a confidant outside, that she was preparing her treason.

The confidant, oddly, was a picture in the silent, awe-inspiring company-room.

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