chum(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: friend, companion, comrade, crony, mate
(informal), pal
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
chum /tʃʌm/
noun[
Sense 1: Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from chamber-fellow 'someone sharing a room']
[
Sense 2: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Origin unknown]
1. [countable] informal old-fashioned a good friend:
Freddie’s an old school chum of mine.2. [uncountable] small pieces of oily fish, used to catch other fish
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲