1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Crony

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A longtime close friend or companion.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Close friend.

n. Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

n. An old woman; a crone.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A crone.

n. An intimate companion; a familiar friend.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A feeble and withered old woman; a crone.

n. An old familiar friend; an intimate companion; an associate.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

Word Usage

"But at a Conservatives4Palin gathering Friday night in a restaurant near Des Moines, many in the crowd of 180 - about half of whom had traveled from Texas - repeatedly used the phrase "crony capitalism" to describe what they didn't like about their state's chief executive."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

friend

Hyponym

cobber

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

crone comrade friend

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Berlusconi Bologna Castiglione Marconi Maroni Moroni Mulroney Shoshone Sony Toni

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

chum classmate co-worker playmate Buddy mentor pal shipmate comrade confidant