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- [kob-er]
- /ˈkɒb ər/
- /ˈkɒb.ər/
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- [kob-er]
- /ˈkɒb ər/
Definitions of cobber word
- noun cobber a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males 3
- noun cobber a close companion; comrade 3
- noun cobber a close fellow male friend; chum; pal. 1
- noun cobber (Australia) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another. 1
- noun cobber mate: male friend 1
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Origin of cobber
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cobber
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cobber popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cobber usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cobber
noun cobber
- crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
- cohort — A person's cohorts are their friends, supporters, or associates.
- comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
- sidekick — a close friend.
- buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
Antonyms for cobber
noun cobber
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
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