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Bourgeoisie vs Burgher - What's the difference?

bourgeoisie | burgher |

As nouns the difference between bourgeoisie and burgher

is that bourgeoisie is , middle class while burgher is a member of a mixed race ethnic group of sri lanka, consisting of descendants of european colonists and local people.

bourgeoisie

English

(wikipedia bourgeoisie)

Noun

(-)
  • a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate
  • (Marxism) The capitalist class.

    • Derived terms

    * haute bourgeoisie * national bourgeoisie, comprador bourgeoisie * petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie * bourgie

    burgher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
    • :
  • A member of the medieval mercantile class.
    • :
  • A citizen of a medieval city.
  • A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).

    • Derived terms

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