A man may be a bounder, however, without being a criminal. I've been such a bounder to him in the past. Lady Ban is awful—a bounder in petticoats. She knew that men deemed him a bounder. The …

The meaning of BOUNDER is one that bounds.

If you call a man a bounder, you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way.

bounder (ˈbaʊndə) n 1. old-fashioned slang Brit a morally reprehensible person; cad 2. a person or animal that bounds

BOUNDER definition: an obtrusive, ill-bred man. See examples of bounder used in a sentence.

Definition of bounder noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

/ˈbaʊndər/ IPA guide Other forms: bounders Definitions of bounder noun someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) synonyms: leaper

Dec 7, 2025 · bounder (plural bounders) Something that bounds or jumps. (UK, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad. quotations

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bounder, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bound‧er /ˈbaʊndə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned a man who has behaved in a way that is morally wrong Examples from the Corpus …