"bounder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bounders [plural], boundure [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʊndə(ɹ) Etymology: From bound + -er. Sense 2 poss. from bandar, borrowed from Hindi बन्दर (bandar, “monkey”), via Indian English. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bound|er|id2=agent noun}} bound + -er, {{bor|en|hi|बन्दर|gloss=monkey}} Hindi बन्दर (bandar, “monkey”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bounder (plural bounders)
  1. Something that bounds or jumps.
    Sense id: en-bounder-en-noun-TsJW4lm7
  2. (UK, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-bounder-en-noun-FtiMbDbt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 18 13 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 24 25 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 33 17 13 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 20 16 28 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 2 24 24 19 30
  3. A social climber.
    Sense id: en-bounder-en-noun-T9j~GNHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 18 13 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 24 25 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 33 17 13 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 20 16 28 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 2 24 24 19 30
  4. That which limits; a boundary.
    Sense id: en-bounder-en-noun-RIxDWndz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 18 13 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 24 25 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 33 17 13 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 20 16 28 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 2 24 24 19 30
  5. (UK, obsolete, colloquial) A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet. Tags: UK, colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-bounder-en-noun-yl4iyUWd Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 18 13 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 24 25 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 33 17 13 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 20 16 28 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 2 24 24 19 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bounderish, bounderism, boundling Related terms: homeward bounder, homeward-bounder
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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