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- Dictionarycrony/ˈkrəʊni/
noun
- 1. a close friend or companion: informal, derogatory "he went gambling with his cronies"
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: a close friend especially of long standing : pal. played golf with his cronies. Synonyms. associate. cohort. companion. compatriot. compeer. comrade. fellow. hobnobber. mate. running mate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of crony in a Sentence.
Synonyms for CRONY: associate, colleague, buddy, friend, accomplice, peer, comrade, cohort; Antonyms of CRONY: enemy, foe, competitor, opponent, adversary, rival, antagonist, nemesis.
CRONY definition: 1. a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give…. Learn more.
A crony is a close friend or associate, especially one among several. Crony can be used in a neutral way meaning much the same thing as buddy or pal, as in I still get together with my college cronies.
A crony (rhymes with “pony”) is a buddy, a close confidant you spend time with and trust. Your boss might make everyone at work angry if she keeps only giving raises to her cronies.
a close friend or companion; chum. SYNONYMS pal, buddy.
noun. One who shares interests or activities with another: associate, chum, companion, comrade, fellow, mate. Informal: buddy, pal.
CRONY meaning: 1. a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give…. Learn more.
Coined between 1655 and 1665 from Ancient Greek χρόνιος (khrónios, “perennial, long-lasting”) (English chrono- (“time”), initially as Cambridge University slang, in sense of “chum”, as “friend of long standing”, with illegal connotation later.
Definition of crony noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
