confidante

Definition

A female confidant.

Etymology

From French confidente.

Example Sentences

• "Dany’s descent into madness is coming, of that there’s no doubt, especially given that the episode ends with the execution of her confidante Missandei."
• "Meanwhile, Sally peels herself from the stage's only prop – a green-velvet confidante – and staggers off into the wings."
• "To Major Smiley, as his friend, his adviser, and his confidante, Adolphus Fitzopal had opened his heart […]"