crony

Questions about crony

What does crony mean?

crony means "a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities".

How many syllables are in crony?

crony has 2 syllables: cro-ny. The stress falls on "cro". In IPA it is /ˈkɹoʊni/.

What is another word for crony?

Close synonyms include buddy, brother, chum, pal, sidekick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crony a common word?

crony is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.