cronynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrəʊ.ni/us/ˈkroʊ.ni/informal disapprovinga friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give and receive dishonest help:
The general and his cronies are now awaiting trial for drug smuggling.
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Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- escort
- flatmate
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- girlfriend
- intimate 1
- neighbour
- peer
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
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Supporters, members & defenders