confidante
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
Furniture. confidente.
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They were married in December 1954, and Joyce remained her husband’s closest confidante.
Donald H. Rumsfeld, influential but controversial Bush defense secretary, dies at 88 | Bradley Graham | June 30, 2021 | Washington PostWhile its influence is clearly perceptible in the Prince of Wales, the heir to the throne has reportedly told confidantes that he hated his time at Gordonstoun.
Klara does her best to be a friend, aide, and confidante to Josie while continuing to learn about the world around her and decode the mysteries of human behavior.
In ‘Klara and the Sun,’ We Glimpse an Eerie Future Through the Eyes of a Robot | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | March 24, 2021 | Singularity HubMalatras is a longtime confidante of Cuomo, having served as his chief of operations from 2014 to 2017.
Cuomo’s Nursing Home Scandal Raises Questions for One of His Senior Aides | by Joe Sexton | March 10, 2021 | ProPublicaSome of his close confidantes and most loyal aides have chosen to resign rather than defend his rhetoric.
His confidante, Louis Howe, reminded FDR there had never been a divorced president.
Mary drank to mask her pain, wipe out her feelings, and sleep,” says a confidante, “not get drunk.
New Questions Arise About Mary Richardson Kennedy’s Suicide | Nancy Collins | May 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe didn't much want the job, he was more fulfilled as Jack's confidante that he was ever likely to be as Jack's heir.
Dame Maggie Smith's fiery Dowager Countess will get a confidante in the form of Lady Shackleton, played by Dame Harriet Walters.
The Red Blooded Blue Bloods Hoping To Mend Lady Mary's Heart | Tom Sykes | March 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe, then still a teen, instantly became his closest confidante and companion through the many storms of his career.
Why the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Wife Vanessa Are Staying Together | Allison Samuels | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI must have a confidante here, and there are only two to choose from.
The Diamond Coterie | Lawrence L. LynchThe noble lady has bargained to make over to her confidante all her interest in Hervey's heart.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthYou will at once see from this that Sally had lost no time in finding a confidante for the fossil's communication.
Somehow Good | William de MorganMrs. Beaumont opened the delicate case with a sigh, which claimed the notice of her young confidante.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthThe girl who had relied upon herself from childhood, needed no explanation, no confidante.
Complete Short Works | Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for confidante
/ (ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt, ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt) /
a person, esp a woman, to whom private matters are confided
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