bourgeois
/bʊɹʒˈwɑː/ noun C2- 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.
Plural bourgeois
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There is as much difference to my eyes between the leaded bourgeois type of a Times article and the slovenly print of an evening half-penny paper as there could be between your negro and your Esquimau.
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