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burgher
burghercitizen of a town or borough
Not to be confused with:burger – hamburgerburgh·er B0558400 (bûr′gər)n.1. A citizen of a town or borough.2. A comfortable or complacent member of the middle class.3. a. A member of the mercantile class of a medieval European city.b. A citizen of a medieval European city.
[German Bürger or Dutch burger, both from Middle High German burgaere, from Old High German burgārī, from burg, city; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]burgher (ˈbɜːɡə) n1. (Historical Terms) a member of the trading or mercantile class of a medieval city2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a respectable citizen; bourgeois3. (Historical Terms) archaic a citizen or inhabitant of a corporate town, esp on the Continent4. (Historical Terms) history a. a citizen of the Cape Colony or of one of the Transvaal and Free State republicsb. (as modifier): burgher troops. [C16: from German Bürger, or Dutch burger freeman of a borough]burgh•er (ˈbɜr gər)
n. an inhabitant of a town or borough, esp. a well-to-do member of the middle class. [1560–70; < Middle Dutch < Middle High German burger=burg borough + -er -er1] burgh′er•ship`, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | burgher - a citizen of an English boroughburgessEnglishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England | | 2. | burgher - a member of the middle classbourgeoisbourgeoisie, middle class - the social class between the lower and upper classescommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlepetit bourgeois - a member of the lower middle class |
Translationsburgher
burgher1. a member of the trading or mercantile class of a medieval city 2. Archaic a citizen or inhabitant of a corporate town, esp on the Continent 3. South African Historya. a citizen of the Cape Colony or of one of the Transvaal and Free State republics b. (as modifier): burgher troops burgher
Synonyms for burghernoun a citizen of an English boroughSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a member of the middle classSynonymsRelated Words- bourgeoisie
- middle class
- common man
- common person
- commoner
- petit bourgeois
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