n.
1.a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
2.an associate who provides assistance
3.a person with whom you are acquainted
4.a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
5.a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Idiom of the Day
be that as it may
even if what you say is true
"Be that as it may, we are not going to permit the school dance to take place."