burgher

[ bur-ger ]

/ ˈbɜr gər /

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noun

an inhabitant of a town, especially a member of the middle class; citizen.

Origin of burgher

1560–70; <Middle Dutch <Middle High German burger, equivalent to burgborough + -er-er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM burgher

burgh·er·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burgher

burger, burgher

Words nearby burgher

burgeon, burger, burgess, Burgess Shale, burgh, burgher, Burghley, Burghley House, burghul, burglar, burglar alarm

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Example sentences from the Web for burgher

When a burgher came to me at that time with an empty bandolier, it absolutely terrified me.
Three Years' War|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
The burgher and the schoolmaster had the vision of statesmen.
The Sun Of Quebec|Joseph A. Altsheler
When I thought she was a burgher girl, I felt like a fussy old hen with a flock of ducks if he were alone with her.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy|Charles Major
The poor scholar and the burgher of Berne appeared to acquiesce in this opinion, and no more said in the matter.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper

The movements of the women of the burgher classes were much more restricted than are those of the women of to-day.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld

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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单词	burgher
释义	burgher [ bur-ger ] / ˈbɜr gər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR burgher ON THESAURUS.COM noun an inhabitant of a town, especially a member of the middle class; citizen. Origin of burgher 1560–70; <Middle Dutch <Middle High German burger, equivalent to burgborough + -er-er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM burgher burgh·er·ship, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burgher burger, burgher Words nearby burgher burgeon, burger, burgess, Burgess Shale, burgh, burgher, Burghley, Burghley House, burghul, burglar, burglar alarm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burgher When a burgher came to me at that time with an empty bandolier, it absolutely terrified me. Three Years' War\|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet The burgher and the schoolmaster had the vision of statesmen. The Sun Of Quebec\|Joseph A. Altsheler When I thought she was a burgher girl, I felt like a fussy old hen with a flock of ducks if he were alone with her. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy\|Charles Major The poor scholar and the burgher of Berne appeared to acquiesce in this opinion, and no more said in the matter. The Headsman\|James Fenimore Cooper The movements of the women of the burgher classes were much more restricted than are those of the women of to-day. Women of the Teutonic Nations\|Hermann Schoenfeld 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to burgher voter, civilian, resident, national, settler, inhabitant, taxpayer, villager, dweller, commoner, aborigine, denizen, subject, householder, occupant, native, cosmopolite, burgess, townsperson, urbanite
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burgher

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