acquaintancenoun
US /əˈkweɪntəns/
A person someone knows, but not usually as a close friend
“Our readers must now allow us to transport them again to the enclosure surrounding M. de Villefort’s house, and, behind the gate, half screened from view by the large chestnut-trees, which on all sides spread their luxuriant branches, we shall find some people of our acquaintance.”
✓ Engvera
