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bour·geois (bo̵or z̸hwä′, bo̵or′z̸hwä′)
noun pl. bourgeois bour·geois′ (-z̸hwä′)
- Obsolete a freeman of a medieval town
- a self-employed person, as a shopkeeper or businessman
- a member of the bourgeoisie, or middle class
- a person whose beliefs, attitudes, and practices are conventionally middle-class
Etymology: Fr < OFr burgeis < ML burgensis < burgus, borgus, town < OFr borc or Frank *burg, bourg
adjective
of or characteristic of a bourgeois or the bourgeoisie; middle-class; also used variously to mean conventional, smug, materialistic, etc.
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