"friend" noun a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: ally (http://word.sc/ally)] [ant: foe (http://word.sc/foe)] a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: acquaintance (http://word.sc/acquaintance)] a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter (http://word.sc/supporter), protagonist (http://word.sc/protagonist), champion (http://word.sc/champion), admirer (http://word.sc/admirer), booster (http://word.sc/booster)] a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: Quaker (http://word.sc/Quaker)] Source: http://www.word.sc/friend

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