confidant
noun/ˈkɒnfɪdænt/
Frequency rank: #13,888 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person you trust with your private thoughts and secrets.
Example sentence
She shared her deepest secrets with her closest confidant, knowing he would never tell anyone.
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