Main Entry: boy·cott

Pronunciation: \ˈbȯi-ˌkät\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Charles C. Boycott †1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents

Date: 1880

: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions

— boycott noun

— boy·cott·er noun