crony

Etymology 1
Coined between 1655 and 1665 from (English, initially as  slang,    in sense of “chum”, as “friend of long standing”, with illegal connotation later.

Early spellings included, as in 1665 diary by , supporting the Greek origin.

Noun

 * 1)  A close friend.
 * 2)  A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
 * 1)  A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
 * 1)  A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
 * 1)  A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Basque: adixkide, lagun xahar
 * Bulgarian: близък приятел
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: semu
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Khmer: សន្ធានមិត្ត,
 * Korean: 옛벗
 * Malay: kuncu
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kompanjong, kumpan
 * Nynorsk: kompanjong, kumpan
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: prieten la cataramă
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: amigote
 * Swedish:, , funtfadder,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:


 * Czech:

Noun

 * 1)  An old woman; a crone.