bounder
bounder noun: something that bounds or jumps.
Noun
bounder (plural bounders)
- Something that bounds or jumps.
- A dishonourable man; a cad.
- He marvelled anew that Ruth could have cared, as she certainly had, for this fellow. A bounder, and worse than a bounder.1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train
- A social climber.
- That which limits; a boundary.
- Let the mountaine Pyrenaeus diuide the French, and Spaniards: and the wildernesse of Sand the Aethiopians, from Aegyptians. And in like manner also be all other Kingdomes: they are bound within their bounders, as it were in bands; and shut-vp within their limits, as it were in prison.1638 Martin Fotherby (Iacob Blome: London) Atheomastix p.269
- A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet.
bounder meaning in Bengali
bounder in Bengali
- একজন অসম্মানিত পুরুষ, একজন অভদ্র, একটি সীমানা
Forms of bounder
| plural | bounders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boundure |
Origin of bounder
From bound + -er. Sense 2 poss. from bandar, borrowed from Hindi बन्दर (bandar, “monkey”), via Indian English.
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Questions about bounder
- What does bounder mean?
- Bounder means something that bounds or jumps.
- What is bounder in Bengali?
- Bounder in Bengali is একজন অসম্মানিত পুরুষ, একজন অভদ্র, একটি সীমানা. See Bounder meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is bounder?
- Bounder is a noun.
- What is the plural of bounder?
- The plural of bounder is bounders.
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