• (n.) An acquaintance.
Ac·quaint'ant noun [ Confer French acointant , present participle] An acquaintance. [ R.] Swift. 
acquaintance, acquaintant 1. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship; a relationship based on such knowledge; a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. : 'We struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor.' 2. A person whom one knows; the state of being acquainted. 3. Knowledge or information ab...