as in buddy
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?
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Recent Examples of amigo
Because ‘ego is not your amigo’ Bianchi: Why did UCF athletic director Terry Mohajir hire Scott Frost?
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The three amigos’ red line irked some Democrats and CHC members, including then-Chair Ruiz, who favored a more conciliatory approach to avoid highlighting a rift between progressives and centrists in the party.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Greetings, amigos: Last weekend, Tennessee's state capital had some unwelcome visitors.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In that pursuit of the unattainable, the two amigos often have achieved cinematic brilliance together.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The three amigos’ red line irked some Democrats and CHC members, including then-Chair Ruiz, who favored a more conciliatory approach to avoid highlighting a rift between progressives and centrists in the party.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Greetings, amigos: Last weekend, Tennessee's state capital had some unwelcome visitors.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In that pursuit of the unattainable, the two amigos often have achieved cinematic brilliance together.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amigo
Noun
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And my sister was busy ushering her two oldest kids, my usual up-for-anything dive buddy nieces, off to their first year of college.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kelce and Mahomes are the best of friends, and the thought of playing with his buddy and steakhouse co-owner might entice Kelce to return.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Amigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amigo. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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