Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
accomplice | a person who helps another or others to do something esp. commit a crime |
achates | a faithful friend. [The faithful friend of Aeneas (Virgil Aeneid VI. 158 etc.)]. N.B. no ACHATE*. |
ally | one united in a common cause; (verb) to join in a common cause. |
ami | a friend > AMIS. |
amie | a (female) friend > AMIES. |
amiga | (Spanish) a female friend. |
amigo | (Spanish) a male friend. |
amity | friendship. |
associate | one to whom one is connected in some way; (verb) to join, connect. |
bae | a person's sweetheart or lover. |
bandmate | a fellow member of a band. |
bedfellow | one who shares a bed. |
bedmate | one who shares a bed. |
befriend | to act as a friend to. |
befriender | one who befriends others. |
belamy | (Spenser) a good friend > BELAMIES. |
bestie bezzie bezzy | a best friend. |
blokey | matey > BLOKIER, BLOKIEST. |
bo | fellow; pal, buddy > BOS. |
boertjie | (S. Afr.) a friend > BOERTJIES. |
boet | (S. Afr.) brother, chum. |
boyf | a boyfriend. |
boyfriend | a girl's favourite boy for the time being. |
bredren bredrin | a close male friend > BRUS. |
bromance | a close but not romantic or sexual relationship between two men. |
bromantic | having the character of a BROMANCE. |
bru | a friend > BRUS. |
buddy | a friend; (adj.) having buds > BUDDIER, BUDDIEST; (verb) to become close friends > BUDDIES, BUDDYING, BUDDIED. |
bunkmate | one who shares a bunk. |
butty buttyman | a chum, comrade esp. in a coalmine. |
cabinmate | one who shares a cabin. |
cackermander | (dial.) a friend. |
cahoot | partnership; as, to go in cahoot with a person. |
camaraderie | friendship. Cf. COMRADERY. |
cellmate | one who shares a cell with another. |
china | (sl.) a friend. [Rhyming slang: china plate = mate]. |
chommie | (S. Afr.) a friend. |
chum | a friend; (verb) to become a chum > CHUMS, CHUMMING, CHUMMED. |
chummage | the quartering of two or more persons in one room. |
chummy | friendly > CHUMMIER, CHUMMIEST; CHUMMILY. |
chumship | friendship. |
classmate | one in the same class. |
cobber | (Aust. sl.) friend, mate. |
coinmate | a fellow inmate. |
comate | a mate or companion. |
compadre | a male friend or companion. [In Spanish, compadre means godfather; it is also a traditional term of reverence and friendship for a man]. |
companion | a friend, one who keeps companay with another; (verb) to be a companion to. |
companionate | acting as a companion. |
companionship | the state of being a companion. |
companing | companying, keeping company. |
company | (verb) to keep company with. |
compeer | an equal, a companion; (verb) to be the equal of. |
complice | an accomplice. |
compotation | an act of carousing in company. |
compotator | one who drinks with another. |
compotatory | sharing in a COMPOTATION, carousing in company. |
comrade | a close friend. |
comradeliness | the state of being COMRADELY. |
comradely | like a COMRADE. |
comradery | the spirit of comradeship; comradeship. |
comradeship | the state of being a comrade. |
confidant | a (male) person entrusted with knowledge of one's private affairs (orig. esp. one's love affairs) or thoughts. |
confidante | a (female) person entrusted with knowledge of one's private affairs (orig. esp. one's love affairs) or thoughts. |
confederate | an ally, an accomplice; (verb) to unite in a confederacy. |
confrere | a fellow member of a fraternity; an intimate associate. |
confrerie | a brotherhood. |
contubernal contubernyal | living or messing together; intimate. |
copartner | one who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in business; (verb) to act as a copartner. |
copartnery | the state of being copartners in any undertaking. |
copemate | a companion, an accomplice. |
corival | a rival; also, a companion; (verb) to rival > CORIVALS, CORIVALLING, CORIVALLED. |
corrival | a rival; also, a companion; (verb) to rival > CORRIVALS, CORRIVALLING, CORRIVALLED. |
couzin | (S. Afr.) a friend. |
crewmate | a member of a crew. |
crony | a close friend. |
cully | a pal, a mate; (verb) to cheat, deceive. |
cullyism | the state of being a CULLY, a pal or mate. |
cupman | a boon companion. |
duddie | a friend or chum > DUDDIES; (adj.) ragged. |
familiar | well-known > FAMILIARLY; (noun) a close friend or associate > FAMILIARS. |
feare | a companion or mate. |
fedarie federarie federary FOEDARIE | a confederate. |
fellow | a companion; (verb) to be a companion to. |
fellowly | in the manner of a FELLOW. |
fellowman | a human being like oneself. |
fellowship | the state of beign a fellow. |
fere | a companion, a mate; (adj.) able, sound > FERER, FEREST. |
fier | a companion > FIERS. (Previously existed only as comparative of FIE, fey). |
fiere | a companion or mate. |
flatmate | one who shares a flat. |
foedarie | see FEDARIE. |
friend | a close or intimate acquaintance; (verb) to enter into a warm association with. |
furkid | a companion animal. |
girlfriend | a female friend. |
goodfellow | a jolly or boon companion. |
goombah | (Creole) an associate or close friend. |
gossib | a familiar friend. |
gossip | a familiar friend; (verb) to prattle, chat. |
gossipry | spiritual relationship or affinity; special intimacy. |
groomsman | the attendant on a bridegroom. |
helpmate helpmeet | a friend, companion. |
hinnie | a sweetheart. |
hobnob | to associate or drink familiarly together > HOBNOBS, HOBNOBBING, HOBNOBBED. |
hobnobber | one who hobnobs. |
hobnobby | sociable, given to hobnobbing. |
homeboy homie | (S. Afr.) a friend; a member of a youth gang. |
housemate | one who dwells in the same house with another. |
intimate | a close friend, a confidant; (verb) to hint. |
jong | (S. Afr.) a friend, often used in direct address. |
judy | (coll.) a girl, a girl-friend > JUDIES. |
keypal | a person with whom one regularly exchanges emails for fun. |
kith | one's friends, neighbours, relatives: people of one's own kind. |
labelmate | a singer or musician who records for the same company as another. |
maik | a mate or consort, an equal. |
marra | a Northern English form of mate. |
mateship | friendship. |
mate | a friend. |
matey | a mate > MATEYS. |
mateyness | the state of being MATEY. |
matiness | friendliness > MATINESSES. |
maty | (noun) a friend > MATIES; (adj.) friendly > MATIER, MATIEST; MATILY. |
merryman | a companion > MERRYMEN. |
messmate | one whom one shares eating facilities with. |
mucker | a coarse person; a best friend, a mate; (verb) to hoard; to squander > MUCKERS, MUCKERING, MUCKERED. |
neighbor | a neighbour > NEIGHBORLY; (verb) to neighbour, border on > NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORING, NEIGHBORED. |
neighborly | like a NEIGHBOR. |
neighbour | a person who lives near or next door to another > NEIGHBOURLY; (verb) to live or be near > NEIGHBOURS, NEIGHBOURING, NEIGHBOURED. |
neighborly | like a NEIGHBOUR. |
nestmate | a bird sharing a nest with another. |
netop | a friend, companion. |
oppo | one's opposite number, a partner or opponent > OPPOS. |
pal | a friend; (verb) to associate as a pal > PALS, PALLING, PALLED. |
pally | friendly > PALLIER, PALLIEST; (verb) to become pals with. |
palship | friendship > PALSHIPS. |
palsy | pally, being pals > PALSIER, PALSIEST; (noun) a disease > PALSIES; (verb) to affect with palsy > PALSIES, PALSYING, PALSIED. |
pardner | a partner, friend. |
partner | an associate; a husband or wife; (verb) to be a partner to. |
penfriend | a friend by correspondence. |
pheer pheere | a companion or mate. |
playfellow | a companion in amusements or sports; a playmate. |
playmate | a companion in play. |
potman | a pot companion. |
practisant | a confederate. |
privado | a private friend; a confidant > PRIVADOES or PRIVADOS. |
roomie | a room-mate. |
roommate | one with whom a room is shared. |
schoolmate | a companion at school. |
seatmate | one with whom one shares a seat. |
shipmate | a fellow sailor. |
sidekick | a close friend. |
sociate | an associate. |
sodalist | a member of a SODALITY, a fellowship or fraternity. |
soulmate | a person with who one has most affinity. |
tablemate | one who shares a table. |
tillicum | (Am. Ind.) a friend. |
tovarich tovarisch tovarish | (Russian) a friend, comrade. |
unfriend | one who is not a friend. |
wack | mate, pal; (adj.) crazy > WACKER, WACKEST. |
wacker | mate, pal. |
workfellow | a companion at work, a WORKMATE. |
workmate | a companion at work, a WORKFELLOW. |
wus | a Welsh term used for addressing a companion > WUSES (WUSSES exists as plural of WUSS). |
yaar | (Hinglish) friend, man (as a form of address). |
yfere | a friend, companion > YFERES. |
yokefellow | an associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage. |
yokemate | one who shares a yoke, a yokefellow. |