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Another word for chum

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Noun

  1. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

    See also:

    love

  2. One who shares interests or activities with another

    See also:

    near

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Another word for chum

Modifier
  1. See also:

    friend

    associate

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Sentence Examples

  • I assumed my childhood chum was disappointed in me alone.

  • He asked, just to toss a little more chum in the water, "What happened to your mother?"

  • His brother Akhmed married the daughter of Ong Chum Ping, a Chinese officer said to have been sent by his emperor to obtain a jewel from Mount Kinabalu in North Borneo,and was the successor of Sultan Mahommed in the sovereignty of Brunei.

  • Plankton owns a restaurant called the Chum Bucket, which competes with the Krusty Krab for customers.

  • Also met a chum from the 19th Battalion, Frank Long.

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