fidus Achates
Example Sentences
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No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
We saw him prospecting up and down the train, hunting for a seat, followed by his fidus Achates.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
"At least he can be dismissed, just as you sent into disgrace Prince Orlof, the fidus Achates of the Emperor," remarked Anna Vyrubova, who was handsomely dressed and wearing some fine diamonds.
From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by William Le Queux
She layed all her snares for Dr Lewis, who is the fidus Achates of my uncle.
From The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett
