Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - crony
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(cronies) You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them. (INFORMAL) He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies. N-COUNT: usu poss N c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural cronies) Etymology: perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time Date: 1656 a close friend especially of long standing ; pal ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) a close friend or companion. Etymology: 17th-c. chrony, university sl. f. Gk khronios long-standing f. khronos time ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1665, Cambridge student slang, probably from Gk. khronios "long-lasting," from khronos "time," and with a sense of "old friend," or "contemporary." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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