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bourgeois

/bʊɹʒwˈɑ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
  2. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
    “a bourgeois mentality”
  3. belonging to the middle class

noun

  1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
  2. a member of the middle class

Synonyms for bourgeois

Words that rhyme with bourgeois

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