crony
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for crony, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person you know well and spend time with; a close friend.
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Etymology
Coined between 1655 and 1665 from Ancient Greek χρόνιος (khrónios, "perennial, long-lasting"); see also chrono- ("time"). It began as Cambridge University slang in the sense "chum", meaning "friend of long standing", later gaining an illegal connotation. Early spellings included chrony, as in Samuel Pepys's 1665 diary,...
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