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A Writer's Dictionary:

boor Definition


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boor
noun
    1. derog
      A coarse person with bad manners.
      Thesaurus: peasant, yokel, hick (US), rustic, bumpkin, clodhopper, clown, churl, lout, oaf, hayseed (US slang), vulgarian.
Etymology: 15c, meaning ‘peasant': from Dutch boer farmer or peasant.

Info:
    There is sometimes a spelling confusion between boor and boar.


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