acquaintant

English

Etymology

From acquaint +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkweɪntənt/

Noun

acquaintant (plural acquaintants)

1. (rare) An acquaintance.
   • 1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section CONCLUSION”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC:

     By the time that an author hath written out a book, he and his readers are become old acquaintants