Boers

Cultural  

1. Dutch settlers in South Africa, also known as Afrikaners. The Boers were repeatedly driven further inland by British settlers; the British finally defeated them in the Boer War of 1899–1902. Boer is Dutch for “farmer.”

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Example Sentences

Afrikaners are also known as Boers, which actually means farmer, and the group is still closely associated with farming.

From BBC

“We are investigating what could have happened,” Boers said.

From Washington Post

"When it will be observable, it would likely be too late to stop it," Boers said in a statement.

From Salon

Mathematician Niklas Boers, who contributed to the new paper, compared it to someone leaning back in a chair.

From Washington Post

"Deforestation and climate change are likely to be the main drivers of this decline," said Prof Niklas Boers of PIK and the Technical University of Munich.

From BBC