Boer

American

[bawr, bohr, boor, boor] / bɔr, boʊr, bʊər, bur /

noun

a South African of Dutch extraction.

adjective

of or relating to the Boers.

Boer British

/ ˈbəʊə, bʊə, bɔː /

noun

1. a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a Boer farm

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Etymology

Origin of Boer

First recorded in 1825–35; Afrikaans, from Dutch: “peasant, farmer”; boor

Example Sentences

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Like Gray, the chef Clare de Boer spent many years working in a cramped—and coveted—New York restaurant: King, which she opened with two partners in the West Village in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

"With a host of issues driving our environmental challenges down society's priority list, events like Earth Day remind us of the long-term cost of short-termism," said Yvo de Boer, former UN climate chief.

From BBC

But they were kept in the match by goalkeeper Jan de Boer, who pulled off a string of fine stops and saved a second-half penalty.

From BBC

But the team has not come close to matching the success it had during the two-year tenure of its first coach, Tata Martino, or in the first year of his successor, Frank de Boer.

From Seattle Times

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