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English adjective: bourgeois | |||
| 1. | bourgeois (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class | ||
| Similar | capitalist, capitalistic | ||
| Antonyms | socialist, socialistic | ||
| 2. | bourgeois conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | ||
| Samples | A bourgeois mentality. | ||
| Synonyms | conservative, materialistic | ||
| Similar | middle-class | ||
| Antonyms | low-class, lower-class, upper-class | ||
| 3. | bourgeois belonging to the middle class | ||
| Similar | middle-class | ||
| Antonyms | low-class, lower-class, upper-class | ||
English noun: bourgeois | |||
| 1. | bourgeois (person) a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise | ||
| Synonyms | businessperson | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capitalist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | account executive, account representative, accountant, agent, broker, businessman, businesswoman, comptroller, controller, customer's broker, customer's man, enterpriser, entrepreneur, exporter, factor, importer, man of affairs, merchandiser, merchant, provider, registered representative, shipper, supplier | ||
| 2. | bourgeois (person) a member of the middle class | ||
| Synonyms | burgher | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | common man, common person, commoner | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | petit bourgeois | ||
| Member meronym | bourgeoisie, middle class | ||
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