Definition of "buddy" in Anglais

noun

1. A friend or casual acquaintance.

   • They have been buddies since they were in school.

2. A partner for a particular activity.

   • drinking buddies
   • training buddies [mentor/mentee]

3. An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.

   • Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.

pronoun

1. (Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

   • I found some earphones in the pocket, buddy must have been pissed.
   • Buddy's loaded. 'Got like three houses.

verb

1. (transitive) To assign a buddy, or partner, to.

adjective

1. Resembling a bud.