Cobber is an Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend". Cobber or Cobbers may also refer to: Edgar Kain (1918-1940), New Zealand Second World War flying ace nicknamed "Cobber" the athletics teams of Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) River Cobber, Cornwall, England - see Coverack Bridges Cobbers, a sculpture in the Australian Memorial Park by Peter Corlett , a Second World War trawler - see List of requisitioned trawlers of the Royal Navy (WWII)