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bourgeois

British pronunciation/bˈʊəʒwɑː/
American pronunciation/ˈbʊɹʒwɑ/, /bʊɹʒˈwɑ/
Bourgeois
[NOUN]
1

a member of the middle class

synonyms : burgher
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2

a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

synonyms : businessperson
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bourgeois
[ADJECTIVE]
1

(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

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2

belonging to the middle class

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3

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

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Examples
1That's bourgeois.
2Even take the word burgher or bourgeois.
3I'm Bourgeois.
4Bourgeois classical models proved a bit embarrassing.
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