bosom friend

[booz-uhm frend] / ˈbʊz əm ˈfrɛnd /

NOUN

intimate friend

Synonyms

WEAK

best friend bosom buddy close friend companion confidant dear friend pal soul mate

Example Sentences

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To begin with, in the quarter-final match between burly young John Doeg* of California and Tilden's bosom friend, Frank Hunter, Tilden insisted on audibly coaching Hunter from the sidelines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let there be no propaganda, said Creel to his bosom friend, Woodrow Wilson; let there be "unparalleled openness," "expression, not repression"�in short, "voluntary censorship."

From Time Magazine Archive

One of his ancestors had been a bosom friend of Henry VIII, and the men of Northampton had never bothered greatly about what others said.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nathan Rothschild, no bosom friend of Wellington, did bid for a loan to France after Napoleon's first defeat, sent the market down by selling his own government bonds when his bid was refused.

From Time Magazine Archive

But anyhow, she’s yo’ bosom friend, so you better go see ’bout her.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston