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Crony vs Henchmen - What's the difference?

crony | henchmen |

As nouns the difference between crony and henchmen

is that crony is (informal) close friend while henchmen is .

crony

English

Noun

(cronies)
  • (informal) Close friend.
  • * Washington Irving
    • He soon found his former cronies , though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time.
  • (informal) Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
  • (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.
  • * Burton
    • Marry not an old crony .

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    Derived terms

    * cronyism

    See also

    * croony

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    henchmen

    English

    Noun

    (head)