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Acquaintance vs Cobber - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between acquaintance and cobber

is that acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy while cobber is a pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.

acquaintance

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* acquaintaunce

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy
    • I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
  • * 1799 , '', in ''The Works , Volume 6, page 22:
    • Contract no friend?hip, or even acquaintance , with a guileful man : he re?embles a coal, which when hot burneth the hand, and when cold blacketh it.
  • (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
  • * 1848 , , Chapter XVI:
    • Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson.

    Usage notes

    * Synonym notes: The words acquaintance , familiarity, and intimacy mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional intercourse; as, our acquaintance has been a brief one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, the familiarity of old companions. Intimacy is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, the intimacy of established friendship.

    Synonyms

    * familiarity, fellowship, intimacy, knowledge * See also

    Derived terms

    * nodding acquaintance

    Related terms

    * acquaint

    References

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    cobber

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another .
    • What?s up, cobber ?
    G'day cobber!
  • * 1953 , , 2010, unnumbered page,
    • “He?s a good cobber', even if he is the parson,” he said at last. “He?s a good ' cobber .”
    “That?s right,” said Jim patiently. “He?s a good cobber , and he?s the parson. Now you buzz off and leave him be. We?ve got business to talk here.”
  • * 1955 , Charles McCormac, “You?ll Die in Singapore!” , page 181,
    • He was the first member of our forces we had seen for five months. “Hi ya, cobber ,” muttered Don.
  • * 2009 , George W. Adams, Under the Southern Cross , page 137,
    • A voice from out of nowhere challenged: “Who is going away cobber'?” “Bob!” I shouted. “Boy, am I glad to see you ... Where the hell have you been, my dear bloody ' cobber ?”

    Synonyms

    * See also

    References