old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

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But when a gang of armed robbers led by his old friend (Myles Bullock) storm into the bank, Vince volunteers to serve as negotiator — for a price, of course. Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024 When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Whishaw) to keep her safe. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024 Lohan hung out with an old friend, Mickey Mouse, during a visit to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Brendan Le, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Popular on Variety Perhaps sensing on some level that time is running out, Maartje fixates on visiting an old friend who’s written from Spain, recalling shared good times past while he’s reduced to hospice care. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for old friend 

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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