confidante

noun/ˌkɑnfɪˈdænt/

Frequency rank: #18,794 most common English word

Meaning

a person, especially a woman, in whom one confides personal or private matters.

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Example sentence

She told her deepest secrets to her childhood confidante, who never betrayed her trust.

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