confidant

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confidant

/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ US
/ˌkɒn.fɪˈdænt/ UK
/ˈkɒn.fɪˌdænt/ UK

noun confidants

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend. Heaven made you love me for no other end, / But to become my confidant and friend: / As such, I keep no secret from your sight, […]

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noun person in whom one can confide

Español	confidente
中文	密友 mìyǒu, 知己 zhījǐ
Português	confidente
Français	confidente, confident
Deutsch	Vertrauter
Русский	дове́ренное лицо́ dovérennoje licó, напе́рсник napérsnik
עברית	אִישׁ סוֹד ish sod

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@misc{confidant_2026,
  title = {confidant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confidant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}