měšťan — meaning in English

English meaning

• burgher noun A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
• townsman noun A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

Senses

měšťan is used for these senses in English:

• burgher A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
• townsman A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

burgher — full definition

1. noun A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
2. noun A member of the medieval mercantile class.
3. noun A citizen of a medieval city.
4. noun A prosperous member of the community; a middle-class citizen (may connote complacency).

townsman — full definition

1. noun A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
2. noun A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
3. noun Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).

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