Synonyms for bounder
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : boun-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaʊn dər |
Définition of bounder
Origin :- 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.
- noun reprehensible person
- Not a blessed wagon or a thing to carry my luggage did the bounder have.
- Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
- He was a bounder always, but I thought he was an honest bounder.'
- Extract from : « VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea » by David Christie Murray
- But such was his disguise that Bounder was necessitated to rub his eyes.
- Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
- But, you must know, Bounder, that I have no fault to find with you.
- Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
- In matters of etiquette, within his province, Bounder was precise.
- Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
- None the less, he was a bounder, a rank outsider tolerated only for his money.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- Matthews had forgotten, too, what an imposing individual the bounder really was.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
- "Chum, you bounder," I shout, as he is about to wade through the herbaceous border.
- Extract from : « Happy Days » by Alan Alexander Milne
- Thomas, the bounder, had a small heavy ball which he managed to sink in nine.
- Extract from : « Happy Days » by Alan Alexander Milne
- And we all know how repulsive a "bounder" is in any circle of society.
- Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris
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