What is another word for "crony"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "crony": acquaintance, address, advocate, after, all, ally, alter, ambo, amigo, and, apple, associate, auxiliary, bedfellow, best, boon, bosom, captain, casual, chamber, child, childhood, chum, classman, classmate, colleague, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confidante, confrere, copartner, cosset, countryman, darling, dear, divine, duck, ego.