boor

[ boor ]

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noun

a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel.

peasant.
Boer.

Origin of boor

First recorded in 1545–55; from Dutch boer or Low German būr (cognate with German Bauer “farmer”), derivative of unattestest Germanic bū- “to dwell, build, cultivate”; see -er¹; cf. bond²

Other words for boor

1	lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian

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Words that may be confused with boor

boar, boor , bore

Words Nearby boor

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How to use boor in a sentence

I do not know of any treasure in Bluar boor, but I refer you to the enclosed letter which tells something of treasure elsewhere.
Us and the Bottleman | Edith Ballinger Price
Wo betide the family of the rich boor, who presumed to depart this life without a passport from Dr. Luke Lundin!
The Abbot | Sir Walter Scott
He did mind, not bargaining for learning lessons in the holidays; but he could not show himself so uncivil a boor as to refuse.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys | Lewis Hough
One of the chief grievances of the Irishman in the middle ages was that the man who robbed him was such a boor.
The Crime Against Europe | Roger Casement
You see this boor, a boor of the country, an illiterate boor, and yet the citizen of good-fellows.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for boor

boor

/ (bʊə) /

noun

an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person

Origin of boor

Old English gebūr; related to Old High German gibūr farmer, dweller, Albanian būr man; see neighbour

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