boor

UK: /bʊə/ US: /bʊr/ ,(bŏŏr)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

boor /bʊr/   n. [countable]

1. a rude, impolite, or unmannerly person.

boor•ish, adj. 
boor•ish•ly, adv. 
boor•ish•ness, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

boor  (bŏŏr), n. 

1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
2. a country bumpkin;
   rustic;
   yokel.
3. peasant.
4. Language Varieties Boer.

• Dutch boer or Low German būr (cognate with German Bauer farmer), derivative of Gmc *bū- to dwell, build, cultivate; see -er¹; compare bond²
• 1545–55

Synonyms

• 1. lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian.

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boor / bʊə/ noun

1. an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person

Etymology: Old English gebūr; related to Old High German gibūr farmer, dweller, Albanian būr man; see neighbour