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What is the difference between exploiter and bourgeois?

exploiter | bourgeois |

As nouns the difference between exploiter and bourgeois

is that exploiter is one who exploits while bourgeois is (political|collectively) the middle class.

As a verb exploiter

is to make use of.

As a adjective bourgeois is

of or relating to the middle class, especially its attitudes and conventions.

exploiter

English

Etymology 1

From (exploit) + (-er).

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who exploits.
  • Etymology 2

    Irregular adoption of (etyl) exploiter.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make use of.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 296:
  • Not only must she receive unheard-of personal favours [...], but she must immediately write about them and exploiter them professionally.
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    bourgeois

    English

    Alternative forms

    * burgeois

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the middle class, especially its attitudes and conventions.
  • Belonging to the middle class.
  • Conventional, conservative and materialistic.
  • bourgeois opinion
  • (Marxism) Of or relating to capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
  • Derived terms

    * bougie * bourgeoisification * bourgie

    Synonyms

    * square

    Noun

    (-)
  • (political, collectively) The middle class.
  • (rare) An individual member of the middle class.
  • A person with bourgeois values and attitudes.
  • An individual member of the bourgeoisie, one of the three estates.
  • (Marxism) Anyone deemed to be an exploiter of the proletariat, a capitalist.
  • (printing) A size of type between long primer and brevier.