Boer
[ bawr, bohr, boo r; Dutch boor ]
/ bɔr, boʊr, bʊər; Dutch bur /
noun
a South African of Dutch extraction.
adjective
of or relating to the Boers.
Origin of Boer
1825–35; < Afrikaans < Dutch: peasant, farmer. See
boor
Example sentences from the Web for boer
British Dictionary definitions for boer
Boer
/ (bʊə, ˈbəʊə, bɔː) /
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 Boer
C19: from Dutch
Boer; see
boor