acquaintance
/əˈkweɪntəns/
noun
- A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
- He's just a business acquaintance; I don't know him well outside of work.
- She has many acquaintances but only a few close friends.
- I ran into an old acquaintance from college at the grocery store.
- Knowledge or experience of something; familiarity.
- I have a passing acquaintance with French cooking.
- Her acquaintance with classical music began in childhood.
- The job requires some acquaintance with computer programming.