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Boer

UK/bɔː/ US/bəʊ.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

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Origin

From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower.

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