ill-bred-man

bounder

[boun-der]  

• Word Origin

noun

1.

an obtrusive, ill-bred man.

2.

a person or thing that bounds.

Origin

1535-1545

1535-45; bound2 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for bounder

bounder

/ˈbaʊndə/

noun

1.

(old-fashioned, Brit, slang) a morally reprehensible person; cad

2.

a person or animal that bounds

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Word Origin and History for bounder

n.

1560s, "one who sets bounds," agent noun from bound (v.1); British English slang meaning "person of objectionable social behavior, would-be stylish person," is from 1882, perhaps from bound (v.2) on notion of one trying to "bound" into high society, but earliest usage suggests one outside the "bounds" of acceptable socializing, which would connect it with the noun.

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