human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

Damon and Pythias - (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live

alter ego - a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

amigo - a friend or comrade

best friend - the one friend who is closest to you

comrade, brother - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"

buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, brother - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate - a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

confidant, intimate - someone to whom private matters are confided

flatmate - an associate who shares an apartment with you

girlfriend - any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"

light - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"

mate - informal term for a friend of the same sex

roommate - an associate who shares a room with you

schoolfriend - a friend who attends the same school

Damon - the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

Phintias, Pythias - friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them both (4th century BC)

associate - a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

blood brother - a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

bunkmate - someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself

campmate - someone who lives in the same camp you do

connection - (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections"

end man - a man at one end of a row of people

homeboy - a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown

messmate - (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

pickup - a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

class fellow, classmate, schoolfellow, schoolmate - an acquaintance that you go to school with

advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

anglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things English

believer, truster - a supporter who accepts something as true

Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds

cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"

Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America

enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

Francophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything French

free trader - an advocate of unrestricted international trade

functionalist - an adherent of functionalism

Jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts

loyalist, stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal

Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek

mainstay, pillar - a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"

Roundhead - a supporter of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War

seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

Shavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works

endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber - someone who expresses strong approval

well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful

toaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture

maintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

verifier, voucher - someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution

Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends - a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

Penn, William Penn - Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)