Boer

Boer

See also: boer, bóer, bôer, bör, bœr, and -boer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊə(ɹ)/, /bɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈbɔə(ɹ)/, /bo(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ), -ɔə(ɹ)
• Homophone: bore (some dialects)

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of boor and bower.

Noun

Boer (plural Boers)

1. (historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
2. A militant in the Boer War.

   The British soldiers captured a Boer after the battle.

3. (depreciated) An Afrikaner, especially a farmer.
   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 93:

     ‘I won't say good day to a fucking boer!’ he exploded, swinging round viciously to escape into the angry light outside.

Hyponyms

• trekboer

Translations

South African of Dutch descent

Afrikaans: Boer (af) Catalan: bòer (ca) m or f Czech: Búr (cs) m Dutch: Boer (nl) Faroese: boari m Finnish: buuri (fi) French: Boer (fr) German: Bure (de) m, Burin (de) f Hungarian: búr (hu) Irish: Bórach m Italian: boero (it) Maori: Poa Norwegian: Bokmål: boer m Nynorsk: boar m Polish: Bur (pl) m Portuguese: bóer m or f (Portugal), bôer (pt) m or f (Brazil) Russian: бур (ru) m (bur) Spanish: bóer (es) m or f Swahili: Kaburu Turkish: Boer Yiddish: בור‎ m (bur)

See also

• Afrikaner
• Asian
• Bantu
• colored

Etymology 2

From Dutch Boer, from boer (“farmer”).

Proper noun

Boer (plural Boers)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Coordinate terms

• de Boer
• DeBoer
• Deboer
• deBoer
• DenBoer
• Denboer
• denBoer
• Den Boer
• den Boer
• VanBoer
• Vanboer
• vanBoer
• Van Boer
• van Boer
• Van Den Boer
• vanden Boer
• Vanden Boer
• van Den Boer
• van den Boer
• Van den Boer
• Vandenboer

 

Translations

surname

Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can Dutch: Boer (nl)

Anagrams

• Bero, Ebor, Ebro, bore, robe

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From boer or from South African Dutch Boer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun

Boer (plural Boere)

1. A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or descendant of the white inhabitants of the Boer republics.

Descendants

• → English: Boer

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

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• Hyphenation: Boer
• Rhymes: -ur
• Homophone: boer

Etymology 1

From boer (“farmer”).

Proper noun

Boer

1. a surname, Boer

Synonyms

• de Boer
• den Boer
• van Boer
• van den Boer

 

Descendants

• English: Boer

Etymology 2

First attested as burstera rede in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Boer, derived in turn from Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Boer

Proper noun

Boer n

1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Romanian

Etymology

From boier.

Proper noun

Boer m (genitive/dative lui Boer)

1. a surname