Meaning & use
Acquaintant
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An archaic term for a person one is acquainted with; an acquaintance.
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He greeted several acquaintants at the reception, though few were close friends.
The old letters mentioned an acquaintant from her years abroad.
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Now rare and largely replaced by 'acquaintance' in modern English; it survives mainly in older literature and historical texts.
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