Africander

noun

Af·​ri·​can·​der ˌa-fri-ˈkan-dər 

variants or Afrikander

: any of a breed of tall red large-horned humped southern African cattle used chiefly for meat or draft

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "Afrikaner," borrowed from early Afrikaans Africaander, from Dutch Africa "Africa" + -aander, by-form (with intrusive nasal) of -aner "one inhabiting" (from -aan -an entry 1 —after Latin Āfricānus— + -er -er entry 2)

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above