"Boer" is a word in ENGLISH
A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.
We decided to leave early, you wouldn't want to be there in the end, when the lights came on. You'd never sit down in here again. In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door, now it was good to get up and out, while it was still a black hole, warm, and smokey, full of possibilities...
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A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.
Read the complete definitionA colonist.
Read the complete definitionA member or inhabitant of a colony.
Read the complete definitionTo plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
Read the complete definitionOne who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist.
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Read the complete definitionA colonist in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the first planters in Virginia.
Read the complete definitionEspecially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers …
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