bounder
pronunciation
How to pronounce bounder in British English:
UK [ˈbaʊndə(r)]
How to pronounce bounder in American English:
US [ˈbaʊndɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who is morally reprehensible
- an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. A bounder and a cad !
- 2. You bounder ! Look what you 've done to my aeroplane !
- 3. I cut the little bounder and walked upstairs .
- 4. You are neither a prig nor a bounder .
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