goombah

goombah
goombah [go͞om′bä]
n.
phonetic sp. of dial. pronun. of It compare
Slang an older man who is a friend, protector, advisor, etc.

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goom·bah (go͝omʹbä, go͞omʹ-) n. Slang
A companion or associate, especially an older friend who acts as a patron, protector, or adviser.
  [Probably alteration of Italian compare, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater. See compadre.]

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