acquaintant

English

Etymology

acquaint +‎ -ant

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈkweɪntənt/

Noun

acquaintant (plural acquaintants)

(rare) An acquaintance.
- 1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section Conclusion”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC:
  By the time that an author hath written out a book, he and his readers are become old acquaintants

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