crony

名词 crony:

1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
   同义词：buddy, brother, chum, pal, sidekick

1. He spends every evening drinking in the pub with his cronies.
   他每天晚上都跟知心朋友到酒馆喝酒。

cro.ny

n.（名词）
【复数】 cro.nies
A long-time close friend or companion.
密友：一个长时间的亲密朋友或伙伴

来源：
Possibly from Greek khronios [long lasting]
可能源自 希腊语 khronios [长期的]
from khronos [time]
源自 khronos [时间]