Boer

[ bawr, bohr, boor; Dutch boor ]

noun

1. a South African of Dutch extraction.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Boers.

Boer

/ bʊə; bɔː; ˈbəʊə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer¹

C19: from Dutch Boer ; see boor

Example Sentences

When she heard about the horrible conditions of the camps, which housed Boer women and children, she began raising money and traveled to South Africa to visit the sites.

From Ozy

“The events are spread inside and outside the city,” says Boer.

From The Daily Beast

“Speaking in general, it seems the atmosphere in the city today is completely different from the crowning in 1980,” says Boer.

From The Daily Beast

These are military and political debacles to rival the Boer War.

From The Daily Beast

The Tryhards Freddie de Boer, The New Inquiry Liberal pundits are surprisingly radical in their critiques of American meritocracy.

From The Daily Beast

During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire.

From The Daily Beast

On one occasion Moffat halted at a farm belonging to a Boer, a man of wealth and importance, who had many slaves.

From Project Gutenberg

With a start, and a look as though the man might have dropped from the clouds, the worthy Boer exclaimed, "Are you Africaner?"

From Project Gutenberg

It seems almost incredible, but it is true that all such mishaps were attributed to Boer treachery.

From Project Gutenberg

This first was the Boer hospital, and even at this early hour the air was pungent with the reek of strong tobacco.

From Project Gutenberg

Then another shot cracked—from our side this time; the treacherous Boer, I was told, fell dead, and the action was over.

From Project Gutenberg