a member of the Dutch and Huguenot population which settled in southern Africa in the late 17th century. The Boers' present-day descendants are the Afrikaners

the Boers did not bring cattle with them from Europe

an Afrikaner farmer

at supper I sat chatting to dour boers come to audit the security system

(under apartheid) a member of the police, prison service, or security forces

the boers banned the organisation