Boor — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Carl de Boor (* 1937), deutsch US amerikanischer Mathematiker Carl Gotthard de Boor (1848–1923), deutscher Byzantinist Friedrich de Boor (* 1933), deutscher Theologe Hans Otto de Boor (1886–1956),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Boor language — Boor Spoken in Chad Region south Native speakers 100 (1999) Language family Afro Asiatic Chadic … Wikipedia
Boor — may refer to: *boor, a peasant or uncultured person * Laughing Boor with a Pot of Beer , painting by Isaac van Ostade * The Boor , an opera by Dominick Argentoee also*Bore, disambiguation page *de Boor, surname disambiguation page … Wikipedia
boor — boor·ish; boor·tree; boor; boor·ish·ly; boor·ish·ness; … English syllables
boor´ish|ness — boor|ish «BUR ihsh», adjective. like a boor; rude or rustic. SYNONYM(S): clumsy, unrefined, ill mannered. –boor´ish|ly, adverb. –boor´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
boor´ish|ly — boor|ish «BUR ihsh», adjective. like a boor; rude or rustic. SYNONYM(S): clumsy, unrefined, ill mannered. –boor´ish|ly, adverb. –boor´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
boor|ish — «BUR ihsh», adjective. like a boor; rude or rustic. SYNONYM(S): clumsy, unrefined, ill mannered. –boor´ish|ly, adverb. –boor´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Boor — (b[=oo]r), n. [D. boer farmer, boor; akin to AS. geb[=u]r countryman, G. bauer; fr. the root of AS. b[=u]an to inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. Cf. {Neighbor}, {Boer}, and {Big} to build.] 1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boor — boor, churl, lout, clown, clodhopper, bumpkin, hick, yokel, rube are comparable when meaning an uncouth, ungainly fellow. Most of these words may be applied to rustics, but they tend increasingly to imply reference to breeding, manners, and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
boor — [boor] n. [Du boer < MDu gheboer, fellow dweller < ghe , with, CO + bouwen, to build, cultivate; akin to Ger bauer: see BONDAGE] 1. Archaic a peasant or farm worker 2. a rude, awkward, or ill mannered person … English World dictionary
boor — /boor/, n. 1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person. 2. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel. 3. peasant. 4. Boer. [1545 55; < D boer or LG bur (c. G Bauer farmer), deriv. of Gmc *bu to dwell, build, cultivate; see ER1; cf. BOND2] Syn. 1 … Universalium
