Confidant
Pronunciation : Con`fi*dant"; 277), n. masc., Con`fi*dante"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See Confide, and cf. Confident.]
Definition : Defn: One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend. You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. Dryden.
fem.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913