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Dictionary: boor   (bʊr) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement.
  2. A peasant.

[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.


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Definition: clod
Antonyms: charmer, enthusiast, exciter


 
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IN BRIEF: A rude or ill-mannered person.

pronunciation 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

Русский (Russian)
мужлан, хам

Español (Spanish)
n. - patán

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

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 田舎者, 粗野な男

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فظ, جلف, غليظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חסר נימוס, גס‬


 
 
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