boer
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
/bɔː/
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/bɔː/ · /bəʊ.ə/ · /bʊə/ · /boɹ/ · /boʊ.ɚ/ · /bʊɹ/
Definition of boer
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
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noun
- (historical)A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
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A militant in the Boer War.
“The British soldiers captured a Boer after the battle.”
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(derogatory, offensive)An Afrikaner, especially a farmer.
“‘I won't say good day to a fucking boer!’ he exploded, swinging round viciously to escape into the angry light outside.”
“At least one of the scenes on the screen appeared to be the rallying cry of “Kill the Boer,” which U.S. officials and Afrikaner activists have cited as evidence that white South Africans are being persecuted. Boer means farmer in Dutch and Afrikaans.”
name
- A surname from Dutch.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower.
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