confidant

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑnfɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′fi dant′, -dänt′, -dənt, kon′fi dant′, -dänt′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•fi•dant /ˈkɑnfɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person to whom another tells secrets:Her secretary was her only confidant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•fi•dant  (kon′fi dant′, -dänt′, -dənt, kon′fi dant′, -dänt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
  • Italian confidente, noun, nominal use of adjective, adjectival; see confident
  • French confident
  • 1705–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
confidant /ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt; ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt/ n
  1. a person, esp a man, to whom private matters are confided
Etymology: 17th Century: from French confident, from Italian confidente, n use of adj: trustworthy, from Latin confīdens confident
'confidant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
repository - careful - confident - confidente - consort - friend - intimate - secretary

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