confidant:
(plural: ‘confidants‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)
a confidante (L) listening to his friend's problems
The word ‘confidant’ is used for a boy or man, and ‘confidante‘, with an ‘e’ after ‘t’ but with the same pronunciation, is used for a girl or woman, and this word with an ‘e’ was also used for a sofa, a piece of furniture, in olden days.
a friend or close associate to whom a person discusses his/her secrets, problems and even the most personal matters;
a character, such as a servant or a close friend, in a story, play (drama) or film, to whom the lead character tells his ideas, feelings, plans, problems, etc.,
In Batman movie, Alfred the butler (Michael Caine) is the confidant of Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Brad is Charlie’s best friend and confidant; Charlie tells everything that happens to him to Brad.
My aunt is mother’s confidante to whom she discusses everything that goes in our family.
You must be very careful what you say to your confidants because if you breaks up with them for different reasons, those confidants can turn against you and blackmail you or turn you in to the police!
In almost all the movies and stories, we see one or two confidants with whom the lead character (protagonist) or the negative character (antagonist) confides their very intimate matters (secrets) or what they are going to do so that the audience or readers understand what’s going on in the minds of those characters.
a confidant listening to his friend
If directed from Words Often Confused, back to “confidant ~ confident“.
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