con·fi·dant 
(kŏnfĭ-dănt′, -dänt′, kŏn′fĭ-dănt, -dänt)
(kŏnfĭ-dănt′, -dänt′, kŏn′fĭ-dănt, -dänt)n.
1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.
[French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on; see CONFIDE.]
- pull (one's) punches
- pull one's punches
- pull (one's) weight
- pull one's weight
- pullorum disease
- pull out
- pullout
- pull out all the stops
- pull over
- pullover
- pull punches
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull someone's chain
- pull (someone's) leg
- pull someone's leg
- pull something
- pull strings
- pull strings/wires
- pull-tab
- pull the plug on
- pull the rug from under
- pull the rug (out) from under
- pull the rug out from under
- pull the string