Boer

[ bawr, bohr, boor; Dutch boor ]

noun

1. a South African of Dutch extraction.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Boers.

Boer

/ ˈbəʊə; bʊə; bɔː /

noun

1. 1. a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal
   2. ( as modifier )

      a Boer farm

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Afrikaans, from Dutch: “peasant, farmer”; boor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer¹

C19: from Dutch Boer ; see boor

Example Sentences

But the team has not come close to matching the success it had during the two-year tenure of its first coach, Tata Martino, or in the first year of his successor, Frank de Boer.

From Seattle Times

"With a host of issues driving our environmental challenges down society's priority list, events like Earth Day remind us of the long-term cost of short-termism," says Yvo de Boer, former UN climate chief.

From BBC

He arrived in September 2017 after a short-lived experiment with Frank de Boer which encompassed just five games, steadying the ship in classic Hodgson fashion to guide the Eagles to 11th.

From BBC

Similarly, he said, the phrase “kill the Boer” — the word means farmer in Dutch and Afrikaans — is not meant to promote violence against individual farmers.

From New York Times

"I could barely watch, I had my back to the penalty spot because I knew how important it was," says Rangers team-mate Ronald de Boer, then a veteran Dutch international and 12 years Arteta's senior.

From BBC