ally
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend; a friend.
- plural
- allies
Meanings
- 1
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend
Enemies of enemies aren't always allies.
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Germany was once an ally of Italy.
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- 2
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.; A person who, or organization which, supports a demographic group subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation but is not a member of the group; specifically (LGBTQ), a person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it
- 3
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate
- 4
Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature
- 5
A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter
- 6
Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.; An organism which is related to another organism through common evolutionary origin; specifically, a species which is closely related to another species, usually within the same familyrare
- 7
A kinsman or kinswoman; a relativerare
- 8
One's relatives; kin, kindred, relations; also, relationship through descent or marriage; kinshiprare
- 9
People, groups, states, etc., which are associated or united with each other for a common purpose; confederates; also, the state of being allied; alliance, confederationrare