burgher

burgh·er  (bûrgr)

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.

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[German Bürger or Dutch burger, both from Middle High German burgaere, from Old High German burgr, from burg, city; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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burgher

Noun

Archaic a citizen, esp. one from the Continent [German Bürger or Dutch burger]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burgher - a citizen of an English borough burgess Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
	2.	burgher - a member of the middle class bourgeois bourgeoisie, middle class - the social class between the lower and upper classes common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title petit bourgeois - a member of the lower middle class