buddy

A friend or someone you know and enjoy spending time with.

• Sam is my buddy.
• I met an old buddy at the station.
• Do you still see your school buddies?

Similar words: friend, mate, pal

Opposites: enemy

Common phrases: my buddy, old buddy, best buddy, school buddy

Someone who does a particular activity with you.

• I need a study buddy.
• Her diving buddy checked her equipment.
• We became workout buddies last summer.

Similar words: partner, companion

Common phrases: study buddy, workout buddy, travel buddy, diving buddy

A word used to speak to someone, often a man whose name you do not know.

• Hey, buddy, you dropped your keys.
• Thanks, buddy, that really helped.
• Listen, buddy, you're standing in my way.

Similar words: mate, pal, man

Common phrases: hey buddy, thanks buddy, listen buddy

A person chosen to work closely with you or help you at work.

• Each new employee gets a buddy.
• My buddy showed me how to use the equipment.
• The manager assigned buddies to help the new staff.

Similar words: partner, workmate

Common phrases: work buddy, assigned buddy, buddy system

To become someone's partner or put people together as partners.

• Let's buddy up.
• She buddied up with me for the trip.
• The teacher buddied the younger children with older students.

How to use it: buddy up with someone (I buddied up with Lee for the exercise.); buddy someone with someone (We buddy each new worker with an experienced colleague.)

Similar words: pair up, team up

Common phrases: buddy up, buddy with someone, buddy someone up

A word referring to a person who is not taking part in the conversation.

• Buddy left his phone here.
• I found a wallet; buddy must be worried.
• Look at that parked car; buddy clearly missed the lines.

Common phrases: buddy must have, buddy probably forgot