Bauer.
farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
Meaning & usage
farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
pawn
jack, knave
Where this word comes from
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.
a surname originating as an occupation
Where this word comes from
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.
builder (male or of unspecified gender)
Where this word comes from
From bauen + -er.
birdcage
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr (“dwelling”). Cognate with English bower (“dwelling”).
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