boer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   historical: a Dutch-speaking settler or farmer in southern Africa, especially an ancestor of the Afrikaner population

   The traveler stayed overnight with a Boer farmer near the Cape.

2. 2
   noun

   a member of a Boer force during the South African Wars

   The Boer rode with a mounted commando during the conflict.

Simplified etymology

Boer entered English in the late 18th century from the Dutch word for “farmer.” It referred to settlers who sought territory independent of British rule.

Borrowed from Dutch and Afrikaans boer, literally 'farmer.' English first used the word for Dutch-speaking farmers and settlers at the Cape; it is conventionally capitalized when referring to the historical people.

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