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boor

noun
\ ˈbu̇r How to pronounce boor (audio) \

Definition of boor

1 : peasant
2 : a rude or insensitive person

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Synonyms for boor

Synonyms

bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin

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Examples of boor in a Sentence

I can't invite a boor like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests. a loudmouthed boor who embarrassed his family at every social event they attended

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Now that boor is a celebrity judge in the Funniest Person in Austin contest Dana hoped might be her ticket to a second chance at the big time. Tom Nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: The Trials of an Ethical Thief," 11 Jan. 2019 This is unequivocal good news for D.C. Let’s not let the Beltway boors bungle this. Jason Gay, WSJ, "Champion Caps Shake Washington, D.C.," 8 June 2018 Don’t belabor your point No one likes a boor or an obsessive, so don’t be one. Dwight Silverman, San Antonio Express-News, "How to be a good internet citizen," 3 July 2018 So in addition to being indiscreet and uncouth, this boor also lacks physical grace. Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, "Please, ESPN, don't muzzle Adrian Wojnarowski's NBA draft spoilers," 19 June 2018 That would be Bob Phillips (Christopher M. Williams), a bit of a boor who shares an untidy and antagonistic household with wife Teresa (Sharon Rietkerk, razor sharp), who has nearly stopped giving a damn. David Coddon, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'How the Other Half Loves' ingenious and fab at North Coast Rep," 15 Apr. 2018 There were plenty of blowhards, bigots and boors, not to mention people who really shouldn’t be wearing madras. Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, "The Kardashians Killed the Hamptons," 3 July 2014 O’Neill might be a womanizing boor but his devotion to his job—and to thwarting attacks on the U.S.—is unmistakable. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Gripping History of The Looming Tower," 1 Mar. 2018 Johnson was regarded as a boor and an amateur, and, on the left, a war criminal. Conrad Black, National Review, "Trump and the State of the Union," 31 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of boor

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for boor

Dutch boer; akin to Old English būan to dwell — more at bower

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boor

noun

English Language Learners Definition of boor

: a rude and rough person

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