bourgeois
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
Noun
- The middle class.
- An individual member of the middle class.
- A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
- A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
Verb
- To make bourgeois.
Proper noun
- A surname from French.
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