English Explanatory Dictionary

bounder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that bounds or jumps.
  2. A dishonourable man; a cad.
  3. A social climber.
  4. That which limits; a boundary.
  5. A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet.

Word forms

bounder bounders boundure

Etymology

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

Related words

homeward bounder homeward-bounder

Derived words

bounderish bounderism boundling
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