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acquaintance
Part of speech: NounPersonal knowledge of either persons or things; a person slightly known to one.
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "acquaintance":- Do not drop your old acquaintance when you go away from home. - "Talks to Freshman Girls", Helen Dawes Brown.
- The chief was an old acquaintance and treated him well. - "Alice of Old Vincennes", Maurice Thompson.
- I should have liked to continued your acquaintance too. - "The Children of the World", Paul Heyse.