
[Dutch boer, from Middle Dutch gheboer.]
SYNONYMS boor, barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo. These nouns denote an uncouth and uncultivated person: listened to the boor talk about himself all night; a barbarian bewildered by the art exhibit; offended by the churl's lack of manners; was married to an uncaring lout; refused to invite the vulgarian; acted like a yahoo at the restaurant.
A person who talks with his or her mouth full is a real boor.
Tutor's tip: The "Boer" (South African of Dutch descent) was not a "boor" (rude or crude person), but he said that the "boar" (male pig) was a "bore" (uninteresting or tiresome).
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tølper, stud, ubehøvlet person
Nederlands (Dutch)
boer, lomperd
Français (French)
n. - malotru, rustre, butor
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bauer, Rüpel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χωριάταρος
Italiano (Italian)
rozzo, zotico
Português (Portuguese)
n. - homem (m) insensível
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bonde, tölp, lurk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
农民, 不懂礼貌的人, 粗野的人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 農民, 不懂禮貌的人, 粗野的人
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거친 사람, 무식한 농사꾼
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) فظ, جلف, غليظ
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חסר נימוס, גס
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