crony
crony is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.] He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time. W. Irving.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- 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
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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