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I am looking for a word that describes a person who is always willing to listen. He/She is your go-to person whenever you want to express your deepest thoughts, problems, and/or burdens.

The person is not necessarily a confidante since the shared information is not necessarily secrets.

Alice is my closest friend, she's the one I turn to when I need a ________ (person).

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    "Watson", perhaps?
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 3:15
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    Are you looking for an adjective or a noun? I provided a sample sentence to allow both possibilities but if you only prefer a noun, just delete (person)
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 8:59
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    A sounding board is a person who will always listen and give you an honest opinion.
    – Chenmunka
    Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 9:03
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    There's actually nothing wrong with using listening ear in that sentence (without "person", obviously).
    – Andrew Leach ♦
    Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 9:28
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    Not a single word, but the idiom “shoulder to cry on” (dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/…)
    – lux
    Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 23:29

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Not one word but: a sympathetic ear

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