Confidant Definition

kŏnfĭ-dănt, -dänt, kŏnfĭ-dănt, -dänt

confidants

noun

confidants

A close, trusted friend, to whom one confides intimate matters or secrets.

Webster's New World

A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Confidant

Noun

Singular:

confidant

Plural:

confidants

Origin of Confidant

French confident from Italian confidente from Latin cōnfīdēns cōnfīdent- present participle of cōnfīdere to rely on confide

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French confident.

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