boor

[ boor ]

/ bʊər /

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noun

a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.

a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel.

peasant.

Boer.

Origin of boor

First recorded in 1545–55; from Dutch boer or Low German būr (cognate with German Bauer “farmer”), derivative of unattestest Germanic bū- “to dwell, build, cultivate”; see -er¹; cf. bond²

SYNONYMS FOR boor

1 lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boor

boar, boor , bore

Words nearby boor

booner, boong, boonga, boongary, boonies, boor, boorish, booshit, boost, booster, booster cable

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Example sentences from the Web for boor

After all, he thought, it would have been better to deal with the boor himself.
The Waters of Edera|Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida
He did mind, not bargaining for learning lessons in the holidays; but he could not show himself so uncivil a boor as to refuse.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
From the King to the boor their policy was a mere pandering to public ignorance.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
Dr. De Forest used to say, that there is not a boor in the Druze nation.
The Women of the Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup

Captain Enderwood swore at the poor old man, though the captain ever respected age and regarded profanity as the mark of a boor.
Rodney, the Ranger|John V. Lane

British Dictionary definitions for boor

boor

/ (bʊə) /

noun

an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person

Word Origin for boor

Old English gebūr; related to Old High German gibūr farmer, dweller, Albanian būr man; see neighbour

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单词	boor
释义	boor [ boor ] / bʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel. peasant. Boer. Origin of boor First recorded in 1545–55; from Dutch boer or Low German būr (cognate with German Bauer “farmer”), derivative of unattestest Germanic bū- “to dwell, build, cultivate”; see -er¹; cf. bond² SYNONYMS FOR boor 1 lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian. SEE SYNONYMS FOR boor ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boor boar, boor , bore Words nearby boor booner, boong, boonga, boongary, boonies, boor, boorish, booshit, boost, booster, booster cable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boor After all, he thought, it would have been better to deal with the boor himself. The Waters of Edera\|Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida He did mind, not bargaining for learning lessons in the holidays; but he could not show himself so uncivil a boor as to refuse. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys\|Lewis Hough From the King to the boor their policy was a mere pandering to public ignorance. Coningsby\|Benjamin Disraeli Dr. De Forest used to say, that there is not a boor in the Druze nation. The Women of the Arabs\|Henry Harris Jessup Captain Enderwood swore at the poor old man, though the captain ever respected age and regarded profanity as the mark of a boor. Rodney, the Ranger\|John V. Lane British Dictionary definitions for boor boor / (bʊə) / noun an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person Word Origin for boor Old English gebūr; related to Old High German gibūr farmer, dweller, Albanian būr man; see neighbour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to boor rube, oaf, goon, lout, brute, bear, barbarian, peasant, buffoon, churl, boob, cad, vulgarian, dork
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boor

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