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confidant

con.fi.dant \'ka:n-f*-.dant, -.da:nt, .ka:n-f*-'\ n [F confident, fr. It 
   confidente, fr. confidente confident, tr]ustworthy, fr. L confident-, 
   confidens : one to whom secrets are entrusted; esp : INTIMATE