Confidant

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt

Definitions

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

Equivalents

Españolconfidente

Françaisconfident confidente

DeutschKonfident Mitwisser VertrauenspersonVertrauter

19 more languages

العربيةالمستشار ناموس

Bosanskiruna

Češtinadůvěrník

Suomiluottohenkilö uskottu

Gaeilgeanamchara rúnaí

हिन्दीविश्वासपात्र

Hrvatskiruna

Magyarkebelbarát

Íslenskarún runa

Kurdîrûn

Nederlandsvertrouweling vertrouwelinge

Polskikonfident powierniczka powiernikspowiednik zausznica zausznik

Portuguêsconfidente

Русскийдове́ренное лицо́наперсник

Српскиruna

Svenskaförtrogen

Tagalogkapalagayang-loob

Türkçedert ortağı sırdaş

Examples

“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, […]”

“One in thought and purpose, linked by the necessity of combating one hostile fate, a power antagonistic ever, - a power we lived to evade, - we had no confidants save ⟳ ourselves.”

“Bankman-Fried’s confidants were along for the ride ⟳. At his side was Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s CEO and his on-again, off-again lover.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Confidante Confidants Confide Confided confidee confidence

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