Associations to the word «Boer»

Wiktionary

BOER, noun. A Dutch colonist in South Africa, or one of their (white) descendants, especially a farmer; an Afrikaner.
BOER, noun. A militant in the Boer War

Dictionary definition

BOER, noun. A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley