/boor/ , n.
1. a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
2. a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel.
3. peasant.
4. Boer.
[ 1545-55; boer or LG bur (c. G Bauer farmer), deriv. of Gmc * bu- to dwell, build, cultivate; see -ER 1 ; cf. BOND 2 ]
Syn. 1. lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian.