To save this word, you'll need to log in.
\ ˈbȯr 
, ˈbu̇r \
, ˈbu̇r \Definition of Boer
: a South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for Boer
Boer
noun English Language Learners Definition of Boer
: a South African person of Dutch descent
See the full definition for Boer in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on Boer
What made you want to look up Boer? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
- Words for Summer: A Quiz
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
Take the quiz - A More Exception(al) Quiz
Which of these things doesn't belong?
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Citation
Do you know the person or title these quotes describe?
Play the game
Share Boer
Time Traveler for Boer
The first known use of Boer was in 1776
See more words from the same year