bourdour

Middle English

Alternative forms

border, bordiour, bordyour, bourder, bourdeoure, bowrder, burdier, burdour, burdyour

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bordeor, bourdour; equivalent to bourden +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːrˈduːr/, /ˌbuːrdiˈuːr/, /ˈbuːrdur/

Noun

bourdour (plural burdours) (uncommon)

A comedian or clown; one who amuses others for a living.
(rare) A ridiculer; one who mocks another.

Descendants

English: bourder (obsolete)

References

“bǒurdǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-03.

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