Bauer
Meaning
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- (masculine,mixed,weak) farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
- (masculine,mixed,weak) peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
- (derogatory,masculine,mixed,weak) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
- (masculine,mixed,weak) pawn
- (masculine,mixed,weak) jack, knave
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
Etymology
From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro. All these forms ultimately descend from Proto-West Germanic *būr, itself from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Compare English boor.
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