Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bounder

/bˈaʊndɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: bound-er
IPA: /bˈaʊndɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that bounds or jumps.

noun

A dishonourable man; a cad.

British usage; Dated

noun

A social climber.

noun

That which limits; a boundary.

noun

A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet.

British usage; Colloquial; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He marvelled anew that Ruth could have cared, as she certainly had, for this fellow. A bounder, and worse than a bounder."
"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."

Etymology

From bound + -er. Sense 2 poss. from bandar, borrowed from Hindi बन्दर (bandar, “monkey”), via Indian English.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बन्दर
Suffix: bound

Usage

Inflected Forms

bounders (plural) boundure (alternative)

Derived Forms

bounderish bounderism boundling

Phrases

homeward bounder homeward-bounder

Frequently Paired Words

homeward bounder homeward-bounder

Synonyms

leaper cad blackguard dog hound heel

Rhymes With

founder rounder pounder flounder cofounder sounder grounder undergrounder abounder ironfounder

Questions

How do you pronounce bounder?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈaʊndɚ/.
What does bounder mean?: Something that bounds or jumps.
Where does bounder come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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