cobbernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒb.ər/us/ˈkɑː.bɚ/Australian English old-fashioned informal(used especially by a man speaking to or about another man) a friend
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- escort
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- girlfriend
- housemate
- intimate 1
- neighbour
- peer
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
- roommate
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Examples from literature
- Cobber, stop teasing me!
- Didn't know you'd met, cobbers.
- It's your room, cobber, the old man wheezed.
- Oh well, that was a long time ago, cobber.