Both Uses of
confidant
in
The Idiot
- This gentleman was a confidant of Evgenie's, and had doubtless heard of the carriage episode.†
Chpt 3.2 *
- The prince's further fate was more or less decided by Colia, who selected, out of all the persons he had met during the last six or seven months, Evgenie Pavlovitch, as friend and confidant.†
Chpt 4.12
Definition:
-
(confidant) someone trusted with private matters