Meaning
A peasant.
Etymology
Origin: Dutch
Borrowed from Dutch boer (“peasant”). Doublet of bauer, Boer, and bower (“peasant, farmer”). For the meaning development from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-, compare with other derived from this term Russian обыва́тель (obyvátelʹ, “the average man/citizen, the man in the street, philistine, resident, inhabitant”), Polish bydło (“cattle, rabble”) (whence Russian бы́дло (býdlo, “rabble, uncultured or stupid people, sheeple”)). Compare typologically with pagan (see more).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-29BADORTU
- 2026-06-17RABCKLO
- 2026-04-21BCRKIOW
- 2026-03-14RBFGLOU
- 2026-03-07RBGINOW
- 2025-11-24OAWRIBN
- 2025-03-24OALRIDB
- 2024-09-17OAKCBDR
- 2024-07-09RBGINOZ
- 2024-06-30BARNIOW
- 2024-05-07BAOFDLR
- 2024-02-17OBRGFLU
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.