bounder (noun)

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• bounder — ► NOUN Brit. informal, dated ▪ a dishonourable man …   English terms dictionary

• bounder — (n.) 1560s, one who sets bounds, from BOUND (Cf. bound) (n.); British English slang meaning person of objectionable social behavior, would be stylish person, is from 1882, perhaps from BOUND (Cf. bound) (v.) on notion of one trying to bound into… …   Etymology dictionary

• bounder — noun (C) BrE old fashioned a disapproving word for a man who has behaved in a way that you think is morally wrong: The man s a bounder …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bounder — noun Date: 1505 1. one that bounds 2. a man of objectionable social behavior ; cad • bounderish adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bounder — noun a) Something that bounds or jumps. b) A dishonourable man; a cad …   Wiktionary

• bounder — noun Brit. informal, dated a dishonourable man …   English new terms dictionary

• bounder — UK [ˈbaʊndə(r)] / US [ˈbaʊndər] noun [countable] Word forms bounder : singular bounder plural bounders British old fashioned a man who behaves badly, especially towards women …   English dictionary

• bounder — /ˈbaʊndə / (say bownduh) noun British Colloquial an obtrusive, ill bred person; a vulgar upstart …  

• brass-bounder — brassˈ bounder noun (obsolete) 1. A midshipman 2. A privileged apprentice on a ship for whom a premium is paid (so called from his gold braid) • • • Main Entry: ↑brass …   Useful english dictionary

• outward-bounder — noun see outward bound …   Useful english dictionary

• leaper — noun someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) • Syn: ↑bounder • Derivationally related forms: ↑leap, ↑bound (for: ↑bounder) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary