bourgeois
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Is bourgeois a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.historical
2. (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually derogatory) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.Marxism
noun (English)
1. (politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.collectiveplural-normallyuncountableusually
2. (rare) An individual member of the middle class.rareuncountableusually
3. (usually derogatory) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.derogatoryuncountableusually
4. (history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.uncountableusually
5. (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually derogatory) an exploiter of the proletariat.Examples: "Der Bourgeois sieht in seiner Frau ein bloßes Produktionsinstrument. Er hört, daß die Produktionsinstrumente gemeinschaftlich ausgebeutet werden sollen, und kann sich natürlich nichts anderes denken, als daß das Los der Gemeinschaftlichkeit die Weiber gleichfalls treffen wird."; "Нет ничего характернее для буржуа, как перенесение черт современных порядков на все времена и народы."Marxismuncountableusually
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To make bourgeois.transitive
noun (English)
1. (printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.Synonyms: galliarddateduncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary