BOURGEOIS

bourgeois

(adjective) belonging to the middle class

bourgeois, conservative, materialistic

(adjective) conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; “a bourgeois mentality”

bourgeois

(adjective) (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

bourgeois, burgher

(noun) a member of the middle class

businessperson, bourgeois

(noun) a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adjective

bourgeois (comparative more bourgeois, superlative most bourgeois)

Of or relating to the middle class, (often, pejorative) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.

(historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

Synonyms

• (conventional, conservative): square

Noun

bourgeois (usually uncountable, plural bourgeois)

(political, collectively, usually, in the plural) The middle class.

(rare) An individual member of the middle class.

(usually, pejorative) 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.

(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.

Verb

bourgeois (third-person singular simple present bourgeoises, present participle bourgeoising, simple past and past participle bourgeoised)

(transitive) To make bourgeois.

Etymology 2

Noun

bourgeois (uncountable)

(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

Synonyms

• (Continental printing): galliard

Source: Wiktionary

Bour*geois", n. Etym: [From a French type founder named Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. Burgess.] (Print.)

Definition: A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.

Note: This line is printed in bourgeois type.

Bour*geois", n. Etym: [F., fr. bourg town; of German origin. See Burgess.]

Definition: A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. [France.] a.

Definition: Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition