Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Dutch colonist or descendant of a Dutch colonist in South Africa.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given to the Dutch colonists of South Africa, who are principally engaged in agriculture or cattle-breeding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Dutch
colonist in South Africa, or one of their (white) descendants, especially afarmer ; anAfrikaner . - noun A
militant in the Boer war
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word Boer is usually translated from Afrikaans as meaning white farmer but is sometimes used to refer to any white South African.
NYT > Home Page By ALAN COWELL 2011
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The word Boer is usually translated from Afrikaans as meaning white farmer but is sometimes used to refer to any white South African.
NYT > Global Home By ALAN COWELL 2011
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The word Boer is usually translated from Afrikaans as meaning white farmer but is sometimes used to refer to any white South African.
NYT > Home Page By ALAN COWELL 2011
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but also is a derogatory term for any white in South Africa.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but also is a derogatory term for any white in South Africa.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Boer is Afrikaans for a farmer, but is sometimes used as a disparaging term for any white in South Africa.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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