Definition of BOOR

boor

Plural: boors

Noun

  • A rude, uncultured, or unsophisticated person.
  • a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
  • A peasant.
  • A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
  • A yokel, country bumpkin.
  • An uncultured person; a vulgarian.

Examples

  • His opponent was a BOOR, complaining loudly about every fortunate tile draw.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boer (“peasant”). Doublet of bauer, Boer, and bower (“peasant, farmer”).
For the meaning development compare with Russian обыва́тель (obyvátelʹ, “the average man/citizen, the man in the street, philistine, resident, inhabitant”), Polish bydło (“cattle, rabble”) (whence Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “rabble, uncultured or stupid people, sheeple”)).

Synonyms

barbarian, churl, Goth, peasant, tike, tyke

Scrabble Score: 6

boor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
boor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

boor: valid Words With Friends Word