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
in/into the bargain
in addition to what was expected
The store put a camping stove into the bargain when we bought the camping equipment.