penfriend
See also: pen-friend and pen friend
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
penfriend (plural penfriends)
- A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
- 1988 May 7, Jeff Hershberger, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
- I would like a penfriend, not for financial support or headgames, but just for a caring conversation.
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Translations edit
person with whom one exchanges letters — see pen pal