bourgeois
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noun
- (usually in the plural) The middle class.
- An individual member of the middle class.
- (usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- (history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.
verb
- To make bourgeois.
adjective
- Of or relating to the middle class, their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
"bourgeois opinion"
- Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
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