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Definition of boor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boor

noun
 
/bʊə(r)/,
 
/bɔː(r)/
 
/bʊr/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a rude unpleasant person
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (‘peasant’): from Low German būr or Dutch boer ‘farmer’.
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