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burgher

burgh·er [ búrgər ] (plural burgh·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. medieval merchant: a merchant in a medieval European town

2. citizen: a citizen, especially a prosperous or conservative member of the middle class ( humorous )

3. pre-19C parliamentary representative: a parliamentary representative from a corporate town, borough, or university before 19th-century reforms

[Late 16th century. Partly <burgh, partly < German or Dutch burger< burg (see burg2)]
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