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mutual friend

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who is a friend of two or more people, each of whom may not know each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We first met through a mutual friend.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yhteinen ystävä — friend of each of two or more people
  • Finnish: yhteinen kaveri — friend of each of two or more people
  • French: ami commun — friend of each of two or more people
  • French: amie commune — friend of each of two or more people
  • Georgian: საერთო მეგობარი (saerto megobari) — friend of each of two or more people
  • German: gemeinsamer Freund — friend of each of two or more people
  • Italian: amico comune — friend of each of two or more people
  • Italian: amica comuna — friend of each of two or more people
  • Polish: wspólny przyjaciel — friend of each of two or more people