noun
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old-fashioned a morally reprehensible person; cad
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a person or animal that bounds
Etymology
Origin of bounder
Example Sentences
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As a plus-size bounder, she has drawn inspiration and gotten tips from others, and was recently featured in a fan magazine for her look as Scar from “The Lion King.”
From Washington Post
At these hustings, there was a sense in the audience that they always knew that Johnson was a bit of bounder.
From Washington Post
She had poor taste in men; two of her three husbands were charming bounders who ended up in prison for fraud.
From New York Times
They went through more than 14,000 tons of broken concrete and rebar, often working boulder by bounder, rock by rock, before finally declaring the mission complete.
From Washington Post
“Yes, I do know the name. Wait a minute. Jack Favell. Of course. An awful bounder. I met him once, ages ago.”
From Literature
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