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burgher
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[ˈbəːɡə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie
(e.g: the poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read)
- (in southern Africa) an Afrikaans citizen of a Boer Republic
- a descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka
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Origin
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Middle English: from burgh, reinforced by Dutch burger, from burg ‘castle’ (see borough)
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