"Boer" meaning in English

See Boer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəʊ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boɹ/ [General-American], /boʊ.ɚ/ [General-American], /bʊɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Boer.wav Forms: Boers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -əʊə(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Dutch Boer, from boer (“farmer”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{bor|en|nl|Boer}} Dutch Boer Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Boer (plural Boers)
  1. A surname from Dutch. Translations (surname): Boer (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-Boer-en-name-21rZqW6t Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 17 15 12 26 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 22 11 8 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 33 12 2 Coordinate_terms: Boer goat, Deboer, deBoer, DeBoer, de Boer, DenBoer, Denboer, denBoer, Den Boer, den Boer, VanBoer, Vanboer, vanBoer, van Boer, Van Boer, Van Den Boer, vanden Boer, Vanden Boer, van Den Boer, van den Boer, Van den Boer, Vandenboer
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəʊ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boɹ/ [General-American], /boʊ.ɚ/ [General-American], /bʊɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Boer.wav Forms: Boers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -əʊə(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{der|en|af|Boer||Boer}} Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), {{doublet|en|bauer|boor|bower|id3=farmer}} Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boer (plural Boers)
  1. (historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer. Tags: historical Translations (South African of Dutch descent): Boer (Afrikaans), bòer [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 布爾人 (Chinese Mandarin), 布尔人 (Bùěrrén) (Chinese Mandarin), Búr [masculine] (Czech), Boer (Dutch), boari [masculine] (Faroese), buuri (Finnish), Boer (French), Bure [masculine] (German), Burin [feminine] (German), búr (Hungarian), Bórach [masculine] (Irish), boero (Italian), Poa (Maori), बोअर (boar) (Marathi), boer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), boar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Bur [masculine] (Polish), bóer [Portugal, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), bôer [Brazil, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), бур (bur) [masculine] (Russian), bóer [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), Kaburu (Swahili), Boer (Turkish), бур (bur) [masculine] (Ukrainian), בור (bur) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Boer-en-noun-B-VYDjGW Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 17 15 12 26 6 Disambiguation of 'South African of Dutch descent': 80 11 9
  2. A militant in the Boer War. Hyponyms: trekboer Related terms: Afrikaner, Asian, Bantu, colored
    Sense id: en-Boer-en-noun-ywzhZY6o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 17 50 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 15 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 17 15 12 26 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 22 11 8 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 56 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 54 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 31 54 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 64 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 74 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 36 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 62 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 30 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 30 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 62 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 54 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 78 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 30 64 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 30 59 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 30 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 30 65 5
  3. (deprecated) An Afrikaner, especially a farmer. Tags: proscribed
    Sense id: en-Boer-en-noun-jAANTaog
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "South African of Dutch descent",
      "word": "布爾人"
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      "word": "Poa"
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      "word": "बोअर"
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      "word": "den Boer"
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      "homophone": "boor (some dialects)"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Boer"
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