bourgeois
adjective
1. (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
Similar word(s): capitalist, capitalistic
2. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- a bourgeois mentality
Similar word(s): conservative, materialistic
3. belonging to the middle class
Sentences with bourgeois as an adjective:
- bourgeois opinion
noun
1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
Similar word(s): businessperson
Definition categories: person, capitalist
2. a member of the middle class
Similar word(s): burgher
verb
1. (transitive) To make bourgeois.