Confidants

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

知心朋友，知己，密友~

Ex.

Two senior WeWork executives were named interim C.E.O.s; within days, they had fired dozens of Neumann’s confidants. Soon, more than twenty-four hundred additional employees —from mid-level accountants to minimum-wage workers—were laid off.

Article from:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/how-venture-capitalists-are-deforming-capitalism?utm_campaign=falcon&utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&fbclid=IwAR0mvWQMhugwNjzEV-V7GKd1ORj4gIBPFLol7Fg49-KKRF-2Yz1lhaOheAQ