See confidant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
One in whom secrets are confided:
confessor, confidante, repository. See show, wordsA person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:
amigo, brother, chum, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate1, mate, pal. (Informal) bud2, buddy. (Slang) sidekick. See love
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