A very close and intimate friend.
Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self.
A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.
A friend or casual acquaintance.
A partner for a particular activity.
An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
A person far removed from the conversation.
To assign a buddy, or partner, to.
Resembling a bud.