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bourgeois - Dictionary definition and meaning for bourgeois

BOURGEOIS

(noun) a member of the middle class
synonyms : burgher
He was the only bourgeois to be granted the privilege of meeting the Queen. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
synonyms : businessperson
The bourgeois made great profits. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) belonging to the middle class
The government finally acceded to the bourgeois demands. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
"a bourgeois mentality"
synonyms : conservative , materialistic
Despite being a member of the royal family, he had a bourgeois mentality. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
The bourgeois attitude was always demeaning to the working class. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for bourgeois

(Tag: English) “high class” family chicks are “gorgeous”, but “middle class” ones are a little bore... They are nothing but “bourgeois”
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