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burgher

noun

/ˈbɜːrɡər/

Meaning

A citizen of a town, typically a member of the wealthy middle class.

The burgher was respected as a prosperous merchant in the city.

citizen, townsman, resident, merchant

peasant, outsider

wealthy burgher, prosperous burgher, burgher class

The armed forces of a country.

something that causes irritation or discomfort

Moderation in action, thought, or feeling; restraint.

a small amphibian with a long tail that lives both in water and on land

Societies based on agriculture and farming as the primary economic activity.

The long, flexible nose of some animals, especially an elephant, or a tubular feeding and sucking or...