Boer

American  

[bawr, bohr, boor, boor] / bɔr, boʊr, bʊər, bur /

noun

1. a South African of Dutch extraction.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Boers.

Boer British  

/ ˈbəʊə, bʊə, bɔː /

noun

1. 1. 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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Boer farm

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Etymology

Origin of Boer

First recorded in 1825–35; Afrikaans, from Dutch: “peasant, farmer”; see boor

Example Sentences

De Boer focuses on the kind of fare a traveler craves when coming in from the cold: venison and Sherry pie, spit-roasted duck, cups of warming bone broth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Like Gray, the chef Clare de Boer spent many years working in a cramped—and coveted—New York restaurant: King, which she opened with two partners in the West Village in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

De Boer was fired during the pandemic-marred 2020 season after United went winless in the “MLS Is Back” tournament.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

He arrived in September 2017 after a short-lived experiment with Frank de Boer which encompassed just five games, steadying the ship in classic Hodgson fashion to guide the Eagles to 11th.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

He came from the prairies, where he had tamed countless mustangs for the British cavalry’s effort in the Boer War.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand