pet·it bourgeois (p t  ; p -t)n. A member of the petite bourgeoisie. [French petit-bourgeois : petit, small + bourgeois, bourgeois.] pet·it -bour·geois adj. |
petit bourgeois [pet-ee boor-zhwah, pet-ee boor-zhwahz]
Noun
pl petits bourgeois the lower middle class [French]
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| Noun | 1. | petit bourgeois - a member of the lower middle class petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie, petit bourgeois - lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) |
| 2. | petit bourgeois - lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) bourgeoisie, middle class - the social class between the lower and upper classes petit bourgeois - a member of the lower middle class |
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