buddy
noun
comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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A year after the quarter-ton visitor was captured by state wildlife officers and introduced to the animal forest at Charles Towne Landing, he has buddied up with the bison herd.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2018