Definition of COBBER

cobber

Plural: cobbers

Noun

  • An Australian or British term for a friend or comrade.
  • Australian term for a pal
  • A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
  • A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.

Examples

  • My cobber always challenges my dubious Words With Friends plays, keeping me honest.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, comrade”), from Hebrew חבר (ḥāḇēr, “friend”), possibly via Dutch gabber; alternately, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob (“take a liking to”), or a conflation of both. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.

Scrabble Score: 12

cobber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cobber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cobber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cobber: valid Words With Friends Word