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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boy•cott /ˈbɔɪkɑt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to join together in preventing dealings with (a company, etc.), as a means of protest: The neighborhood boycotted the overpriced supermarket.
- to refrain from buying or using (something) as a means of protest:urging the public to boycott imported goods.
n. [countable] - an instance of boycotting:a lettuce boycott.
boy•cott•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boy•cott (boi′kot),USA pronunciation v.t. - to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion:to boycott a store.
- to abstain from buying or using:to boycott foreign products.
n. - the practice of boycotting.
- an instance of boycotting.
- after Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880
boy′cott•er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: boycott /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ vb - (transitive) to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc) or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest or means of coercion
n - an instance or the use of boycotting
Etymology: 19th Century: after Captain C. C. Boycott (1832–97), Irish land agent for the Earl of Erne, County Mayo, Ireland, who was a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Boycott /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ n - Geoff(rey). born 1940, English cricketer: captained Yorkshire (1970–78); played for England (1964–74, 1977–82)
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