Boor

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: bŏŏr, IPA: /bÊŠÉ™(ɹ)/, enPR: bô, IPA: /bɔː(ɹ)/
• US enPR: bŏŏr, IPA: /bʊɹ/, enPR: bôr, IPA: /bɔɹ/
• Rhymes: -ÊŠÉ™(r), -ɔː(r)
• Homophones: boer, boar, bore

Origin

From Dutch boer ("peasant").

Full definition of boor

Noun

1. A peasant.
2. A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent
3. A yokel, country bumpkin,
4. An uncultured person

Related terms

• boorish
• boorishly
• boorishness

Anagrams

• boro