cobber

American  

[kob-er] / ˈkɒb ər /

noun

Australian.

1. a close fellow male friend; chum; pal.

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cobber British  

/ ˈkɒbə /

noun

1. 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"Heart like a steel trap, cobber," he said, almost approvingly.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester

Nice feller you are to call yerself me cobber?'

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

"They want someone to locate Ed Praeger and see about getting some food shipped in from outside, cobber," Mother Corey told him.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester

We thought you'd gone on the lam, cobber.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester