Buller

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English

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Etymology 1

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Occupational surname for a scribe or copyist, from an agent derivative of Middle English bulle (letter, document).

Proper noun

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Buller (countable and uncountable, plural Bullers)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A river and gorge on the West Coast, New Zealand.
  3. A local government district in the same area of New Zealand.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Buller is the 7708th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4307 individuals. Buller is most common among White (92.85%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of Bullingdon +‎ -er

Proper noun

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the Buller

  1. (Oxford University slang, dated) The Bullingdon Club.
    • 2013 March 19, Adam Sherwin, “‘Toffishness and twittishness’—Boris Johnson spills beans on Bullingdon Club and reveals childhood ambition to be ‘world king’”, in The Independent[1]:
      Writing in Radio Times, Michael Cockerell, the veteran political film-maker, reveals that the documentary includes a scene in which Johnson examines a famous photograph of himself, Cameron and other members of the “Buller” in their blue tailcoats with white silk facings, mustard waistcoats and gold buttons.

Noun

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Buller (plural Bullers)

  1. (Oxford University slang, dated) A member of the Bullingdon Club.
    • 2008 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Young, rich and drunk”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Osborne is said to have been ragged by fellow Bullers over having attended St Paul's, the top London day school, which is, apparently, not posh enough.

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