Kruger

[ kroo-ger; Dutch kry-khuh r ]

/ ˈkru gər; Dutch ˈkrü xər /

noun

Ste·pha·nus Jo·han·nes Paul·us

[ste-fah-nœs yoh-hah-nuh s poh-lœs] /stɛˈfɑ nœs yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈpoʊ lœs/, Oom Paul,1825–1904, South African statesman: president of the Transvaal 1883–1900.

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Kru·ger·ite, noun, adjective

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In addition to sparing their lives, Kruger offered the prisoners better food and other privileges for their hard work.

On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters |Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner |September 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ship some of those big daddies from Kruger down to Pilanesberg.

The Secret Language of Elephants |Bob Simon |December 31, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
One day he would report President Kruger was climbing down; the next, that he had once more hardened his heart.

South African Memories |Lady Sarah Wilson
Do you think that autocratic, pig-headed Kruger will give in in the slightest?

With Rifle and Bayonet |F.S. Brereton

I cannot remember that Mr. Kruger made any specific promises.

A Woman's Part in a Revolution |Natalie Harris Hammond
Mr. Kruger has struggled more and more violently to accomplish this feat as the years advance and he advances in years.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) |Louis Creswicke
Besides, the Church has put this matter into Kruger's hands, and will not interfere in his business, and Kruger will be away.

Miss Dividends |Archibald Clavering Gunter

British Dictionary definitions for kruger

Kruger

/ (ˈkruːɡə) /

noun

Stephanus Johannes Paulus (ˈstɛfənʊs jəʊˈhænɪs ˈpɔːlʊs), known as Oom Paul. 1825–1904, Boer statesman; president of the Transvaal (1883–1900). His opposition to Cecil Rhodes and his denial of civil rights to the Uitlanders led to the Boer War (1899–1902)

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