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[ bawr, bohr, boor; Dutch boor ] / bɔr, boʊr, bʊər; Dutch bur /
nouna South African of Dutch extraction. adjectiveof or relating to the Boers. Origin of BoerFirst recorded in 1825–35; Afrikaans, from Dutch: “peasant, farmer”; see boor Words nearby BoerBoehm system, Boeotia, Boeotian, Boeotus, boep, Boer, boerbul, boere-, boeremusiek, boerewors, Boerhaave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Boer“The events are spread inside and outside the city,” says Boer. Dutch Coronation Celebrations Clouded After Boston Marathon Bombing|Nadette De Visser|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Speaking in general, it seems the atmosphere in the city today is completely different from the crowning in 1980,” says Boer. Dutch Coronation Celebrations Clouded After Boston Marathon Bombing|Nadette De Visser|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST These are military and political debacles to rival the Boer War. The Petraeus Revolution: How He Changed the American Way of War|John Barry|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire. Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again|Andrew Roberts|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Milner was the chief British civil administrator in South Africa through the (bitterly controversial at home) Boer War. Milner's Timeless Political Question: "Why Won't They Listen to Me?"|David Frum|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Boer had taken a risk over this venture, and now he had to pay the stakes. The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle There was an idea, too, that if enough rope were given to the Boer he would hang himself. A Century of Wrong|F. W. Reitz On a Boer farm no one rests—all have their work, even to the women and children. Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil It was the Boer position, and as they had been firing frequently, warning to proceed cautiously was not altogether disobeyed. The Siege of Mafeking (1900)|J. Angus Hamilton. At different points upon the eastern and western heights the Boer guns had been stationed. The Siege of Mafeking (1900)|J. Angus Hamilton.
British Dictionary definitions for Boer
noun, adjective- a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal
- (as modifier)a Boer farm
Word Origin for BoerC19: from Dutch Boer; see boor 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 |