American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition buddy in American English

buddy noun

[countable] noun
/ˈbʌdi/
1

used for talking to a man whose name you do not know

Example

Hey buddy, what are you doing?

Synonyms and related words
2

a friend

Example

He lived across the road from my buddy, John.

Synonyms and related words
3

someone who forms an arrangement with another person in which they help each other

Synonyms and related words
Definition buddy in American English