boor

[ boor ]

noun

1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.

   Synonyms: vulgarian, philistine, churl, boob, oaf, lout

2. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel.
3. peasant.
4. Boer.

boor

/ bʊə /

noun

1. an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person

Word History and Origins

Origin of boor¹

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”; -er ¹; bond ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of boor¹

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

Example Sentences

I do not know of any treasure in Bluar Boor, but I refer you to the enclosed letter which tells something of treasure elsewhere.

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Wo betide the family of the rich boor, who presumed to depart this life without a passport from Dr. Luke Lundin!

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He did mind, not bargaining for learning lessons in the holidays; but he could not show himself so uncivil a boor as to refuse.

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One of the chief grievances of the Irishman in the middle ages was that the man who robbed him was such a boor.

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You see this boor, a boor of the country, an illiterate boor, and yet the citizen of good-fellows.

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Related Words

• bumpkin
• hick
• peasant