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crony

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cro·ny  (krn)
n. pl. cro·nies
A longtime close friend or companion.

[Possibly from Greek khronios, long lasting, from khronos, time.]

crony [ˈkrəʊnɪ]
n pl -nies
a friend or companion
[student slang (Cambridge), from Greek khronios of long duration, from khronos time]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cronycrony - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
cobber - Australian term for a pal
friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

crony
noun friend, china (Brit. slang), colleague, associate, mate (informal), pal (informal), companion, cock (Brit. informal), buddy (informal), comrade, chum (informal), accomplice, ally, sidekick (slang), main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal) his weekend drinking sessions with his cronies
Translations
crony [ˈkrəʊnɪ] N (pej) (= friend) → compinche mf, amigote/a mf

crony [ˈkrəʊni] n (= friend) → copain* $(copine)m/f

crony
nFreund(in) m(f), → Spießgeselle (hum) m

crony [ˈkrəʊnɪ] n (fam) → amicone/a
crony [ˈkrəʊnɪ] n (fam) → amicone/a

crony
n crony [ˈkrəuni]
a close companion He spent the evening drinking with his cronies. boesemvriend, makker, kameraad صَديق حَميم، رَفيق стар приятел kamarád kammersjuk; kammerat der Kumpan παλιόφιλος compinche, amigote semu دوست صمیمی kaveri copain, copine חָבֵר अंतरंग मित्र, घनिष्ट मित्र blizak prijatelj (régi) haver sahabat virktarvinur compagno 親友 옛친구 bičiulis, draugelis sens draugs kroni makker kompis, kamerat kumpel compincha amic закадычный друг kamarát, -ka kolega drugar kumpan, kompis เพื่อนสนิท yakın arkadaş, kafadar 密友 щирий приятель, нерозлучний друг قريبى دوست، يار غار bạn thân thiết


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He called me Old Crony, as I used to come to him in the field and follow him about.
The roof was mended, a kitchen maid was found--a crony of the village elder's--hens were bought, the cows began giving milk, the garden hedge was stopped up with stakes, the carpenter made a mangle, hooks were put in the cupboards, and they ceased to burst open spontaneously, and an ironing-board covered with army cloth was placed across from the arm of a chair to the chest of drawers, and there was a smell of flatirons in the maids' room.
returned the really astonished Passepartout, recognising his crony of the Mongolia.
 
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