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cobber

[ kob-er ]
/ ˈkɒb ər /
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noun Australian.

a close fellow male friend; chum; pal.

RELATED WORDS

crony, cohort, comrade, sidekick, buddy, associate, chum, confidante, brother, companion, mate, bud, partner, confidant, pal, ally

Nearby words

  1. cobb salad,
  2. cobb syndrome,
  3. cobb, howell,
  4. cobb, irvin shrewsbury,
  5. cobb, ty,
  6. cobbett,
  7. cobbett, william,
  8. cobbing,
  9. cobble,
  10. cobbled

Origin of cobber

First recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin
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British Dictionary definitions for cobber

cobber

/ (ˈkɒbə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cobber

C19: from dialect cob to take a liking to someone
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