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