Definition of boor Boor

/bʊˈɹ/ - [bur] - boor

We found 11 definitions of boor from 6 different sources.

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What does boor mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

boor - a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
  peasant, barbarian, churl, Goth, tyke, tike
  disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • boor (n.)
    A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.
  • boor (n.)
    A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.
  • boor (n.)
    A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • boor
    A language of Chad.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • boor
    bōōr, n. a countryman, a peasant: a Dutch colonist in South Africa: a coarse or awkward person.—adj. Boor′ish, like a boor: awkward or rude.—adv. Boor′ishly.—n. Boor′ishness. [Dut. boer; Ger. bauer. The A.S. gebúr, a farmer, may explain the East Anglian bor, neighbour, as a form of address.]

Part of speech

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  • boor, noun, singular of boors.

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boor in sign language
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