A false friend or someone who pretends friendship but acts against your interests; a backstabber.
From 'back' + 'friend,' likely formed in Middle English to describe insincere relationships. The 'back' suggests betrayal.
This archaic term shows that the concept of 'fake friends' has been around for centuries—Shakespeare and his contemporaries would have known exactly what you meant if you called someone a 'backfriend.'
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