Af·ri·ka·ner [àffri k?n?r] (plural Af·ri·ka·ners) noun Afrikaans-speaking South African: a South African whose first language is Afrikaans, usually descended from 17th-century settlers Boers [Early 19th century. < Afrikaans < Afrikaan "African person," after Hollander "Dutch person"] -Af·ri·ka·ner, adjective