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cronies

cronies is the plural of crony.

Meaning of crony

Noun (1)

crony (plural cronies)

  1. (informal) A close friend.
    • Rip now resumed his old walks and habits; he soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour.1819 June 23, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Rip Van Winkle”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number I, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page...
    Antonyms:
    noncrony
  2. (informal) A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

Noun (2)

crony (plural cronies)

  1. (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.
    • Marry not an old crony.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC

Phrases with cronies

Questions about cronies

What is cronies the plural of?
Cronies is the plural of crony.

Words near cronies in the dictionary

  1. Crongolor
  2. Cronholm
  3. Cronholms
  4. Cronian
  5. cronidipine
  6. cronies
  7. Cronin
  8. croning
  9. cronings
  10. Cronins
  11. cronjob

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