buddy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bud·dy /ˈbʌdi/ noun (plural buddies) [countable]  1  informalFRIENDLY a friend 朋友，伙伴 We’re good buddies. 我们是好朋友。► see thesaurus at friend2  TALK TO somebodyMAN American English spoken used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know 老兄〔尤用于称呼不认识的男子〕 Hey, buddy! This your car? 喂，老兄！ 这是你的车吗？

Examples from the Corpus

buddy• Monnett and a buddy, Jack Smith, of Sidney, Ohio, strolled to an upper-deck to watch the sea.• And taking on the computer-generated demons with a buddy was more fun than playing alone.• Timothy McVeigh and two army buddies are charged.• It's all hands across the waters and let's be buddies.• There was less arguing after that, but the two actors never became bosom buddies and never worked together again.• Hey, buddy! Is this your car?• But get right on it, buddy.• He's one of Mike's buddies.• He's out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.• It doesn't matter to me what you think, buddy boy.• You can blast your buddies and taunt them verbally at the same time.• The casual wink from you, the cheery salute from your buddy, the you-rascal-you smiles of recognition from your workmates.Origin buddy (1800-1900) Probably from brother

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buddy
bud‧dy S3 /ˈbʌdi/ noun (plural buddies) [countable]1. informal a friend:
    We’re good buddies.
2. American English spoken used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know:
    Hey, buddy! This your car?
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ friend someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: Dad, this is my friend Steve. | She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends. | I got a letter from a friend from college. | Amy’s a close friend of mine. | John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
   ▪ acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
   ▪ mate British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night. | Terry’s an old mate of mine.
   ▪ buddy American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
   ▪ pal informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: They met at school and have remained close pals.
   ▪ crony [usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: He’s one of the President’s cronies.
   ▪ companion written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: travelling companions | His dog was his constant companion. | the perfect companion
   ▪ the girls informal a woman’s female friends: We’re having a girls’ night out.
   ▪ the lads British English informal a man’s male friends: a night out with the lads