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burgher
[ bur-ger ]
/ ˈbɜr gər /
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noun
an inhabitant of a town, especially a member of the middle class; citizen.
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Origin of burgher
OTHER WORDS FROM burgher
burgh·er·ship, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burgher
burger, burgherWords nearby burgher
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How to use burgher in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for burgher
burgher
/ (ˈbɜːɡə) /
noun
a member of the trading or mercantile class of a medieval city
a respectable citizen; bourgeois
archaic a citizen or inhabitant of a corporate town, esp on the Continent
Southern African history
- a citizen of the Cape Colony or of one of the Transvaal and Free State republics
- (as modifier)burgher troops
Word Origin for burgher
C16: from German Bürger, or Dutch burger freeman of a borough
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