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familiar
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of FAMILIAR
1
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place <a longtime familiar of the bar, she would most likely have been there on the night in question>
2
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another <with old familiars the normally reserved writer can be quite warm and funny>
Synonyms alter ego, amigo, buddy, chum, compadre, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, intimate, mate [chiefly British], musketeer, pal
Related Words acquaintance; associate, cohort, colleague, companion, fellow, hearty, hobnobber, partner, peer, sport; blood brother, brother, main man, sister; abettor (also abetter), accomplice, ally, collaborator, confederate; pen pal; benefactor, supporter, sympathizer, well-wisher; friendly
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