CONFIDANT


Meaning of CONFIDANT in English

[ 'kɒnfɪdant , ˌkɒnfɪ'dant , -dα:nt ]

■ noun ( fem. ~e pronunciation same) a person in whom one confides.

Origin

C17: alt. of confident (as a noun in the same sense), prob. to represent the pronunciation of Fr. confidente 'having full trust'.

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