friend
n 1: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust;
"he was my best friend at the university"
2: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in
fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {ally}, {confederate}]
[ant: {foe}]
3: 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}]
4: 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}, {protagonist}, {champion},
{admirer}, {booster}]
5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends [syn: {Quaker},
{Friend}]