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bounder.

Something that bounds or jumps.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Something that bounds or jumps.

  2. A dishonourable man; a cad.

    UK · dated
  3. A social climber.

  4. That which limits; a boundary.

  5. A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet.

    UK · colloquial · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From bound + -er. Sense 2 poss. from bandar, borrowed from Hindi बन्दर (bandar, “monkey”), via Indian English.

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