Friend — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)

2. Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device, now used to refer to any such device, often uncapitalized, as friend.

Proper noun

1. A surname transferred from the common noun.

2. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas.

3. A place in the United States: A minor city in Saline County, Nebraska, named after Charles E. Friend.

4. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.

Noun

1. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

   Synonyms

   Quaker

   Broader terms

   Christian