VOORTREKKER


Meaning of VOORTREKKER in English

ˈfōrˌtrekər noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Afrikaans, from voor before, in front (from Middle Dutch vore ) + trekker emigrant, from trek to pull, move, emigrate + -er; akin to Old High German fora before — more at fore , trek

: a So. African pioneer ; especially : one of the Boers who took part in the trek from Cape Colony to the Transvaal in 1834-37

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