friend

Meanings

• a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
  • "he was my best friend at the university"
• an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
• a person with whom you are acquainted
  • "we are friends of the family"
• a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
  • "they are friends of the library"
• a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

Synonyms

acquaintance, admirer, ally, booster, champion, protagonist, Quaker, supporter