CRONY


Meaning of CRONY in English

/kroh"nee/ , n. , pl. cronies .

a close friend or companion; chum.

[ 1655-65; alleged to be university slang; perh. chrónios for a long time, long-continued, deriv. of chrónos time; cf. CHRONO- ]

Syn . pal, buddy.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .