crony

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkroʊni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krō′nē)

Inflections of 'crony' (n): npl: cronies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cro•ny /ˈkroʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -nies. 
  1. a close friend;
    companion;
    chum;
    associate:always managed to find jobs for his cronies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cro•ny  (krō′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. a close friend or companion;
    chum.
  • Greek chrónios for a long time, long-continued, derivative of chrónos time; compare chrono-
  • 1655–65; alleged to be university slang; perh.
    pal, buddy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crony /ˈkrəʊnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  1. a friend or companion
Etymology: 17th Century: student slang (Cambridge), from Greek khronios of long duration, from khronos time
'crony' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chum - comrade - cronyism - friend - intimate

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