Bourgeoisie vs. Bourgeois

Bourgeoisienoun

(historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.

Bourgeoisienoun

(Marxism) The capitalist class.

Bourgeoisienoun

Those who profit more than the profit of their total labor.

Bourgeoisienoun

The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade.

Bourgeoisienoun

the social class between the lower and upper classes

Bourgeoisie

The Bourgeoisie (; French: [buʁʒwazi] (listen)) is a sociologically defined social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their relative affluence, and their cultural and financial capital.

Bourgeoisadjective

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

Bourgeoisadjective

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

Bourgeoisadjective

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

Bourgeoisnoun

The middle class.

Bourgeoisnoun

(rare) An individual member of the middle class.

Bourgeoisnoun

A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.

Bourgeoisnoun

(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

Bourgeoisnoun

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

Bourgeoisnoun

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

Bourgeoisverb

(transitive) To make bourgeois.

Bourgeoisnoun

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

Bourgeoisnoun

A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class.

Bourgeoisnoun

Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.

Bourgeoisnoun

a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

Bourgeoisnoun

a member of the middle class

Bourgeoisadjective

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

Bourgeoisadjective

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class;

Bourgeoisadjective

belonging to the middle class