Synonyms

cobber

American

[kob-er] / ˈkɒb ər /

noun

Australian.

a close fellow male friend; chum; pal.

cobber British

/ ˈkɒbə /

noun

informal a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males

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Etymology

Origin of cobber

First recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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In the end, of course, a pongo cobber shouts Smiley a bike, and everything is bokker.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a Light Horseman, and Mac made a cobber of him.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

Gave them something to live for here, cobber.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester

"That's the way a panic is, cobber," the man said.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester

Anyhow, cobber, we both had our pockets gone gently through, for me feloose is gone as well as yours.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

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