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[ kob-er ] / ˈkɒb ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cobber ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Australian.a close fellow male friend; chum; pal. Origin of cobberFirst recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin Words nearby cobbercobaltous hydroxide, cobalt violet deep, cobalt violet light, cobalt yellow, Cobb, cobber, Cobbett, cobbing, cobble, cobbler, cobblers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cobberCobber's smell was not as universally endearing as his sound, although I always liked it. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST By the end of the day, Cobber had won him over too, and it was that boy who walked Cobber out of the classroom to my wife's car. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST He isolated himself, crossed his arms, refused even to look at Cobber. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST I rested my hand again on Cobber's head - and the wrongness was stronger. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cobber had a way of identifying the one non-dog-lover among any group of visitors to our house. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Did you think we'd let you go without seeing you off, cobber? Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey Cobber was a little man, but he was no stranger to violence and he had the weapons. Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace Cobber had been looking for a spy mechanism, a mechanical device in Jadiver's body. Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace "Heart like a steel trap, cobber," he said, almost approvingly. Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey No place here for an honest cop—not with elections coming up, cobber. Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey
British Dictionary definitions for cobber
nounAustralian and NZ informal a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males Word Origin for cobberC19: from dialect cob to take a liking to someone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cobbercrony, cohort, comrade, sidekick, buddy, associate, chum, confidante, brother, companion, mate, bud, partner, confidant, pal, ally |