Voortrekker
/ (ˈfʊəˌtrɛkə, ˈvʊə-) /
noun(in South Africa)
one of the original Afrikaner settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s
a member of the Afrikaner youth movement founded in 1931
Origin of Voortrekker
1C19: from Dutch, from voor- fore- + trekken to trek
Words Nearby Voortrekker
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How to use Voortrekker in a sentence
Later in the day I had the pleasure of visiting the farm of that stalwart "Voortrekker," Sarel Cellier.
Through Shot and Flame | J. D. Kestell.His father was a Voortrekker, and the great Sarel was a far-out cousin.
The African Colony | John BuchanAmong the dead was the renowned Sarel Cilliers, grandson of the worthy "Voortrekker" of the same name.
Three Years' War | Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
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