porvari — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bourgeois adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
- burgess noun Historically, a full citizen of a borough, or an elected representative of a borough in government.
- burgher noun A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
- capitalist noun A person who owns or invests significant wealth in businesses to earn a profit.
- citizen noun A legally recognised member of a country, with rights such as voting and a passport, and duties such as paying taxes.
Senses
porvari is used for these senses in English:
- bourgeois (usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
- bourgeois (history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
- bourgeois (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually, _, pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.
- burgess An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
- burgher A prosperous member of the community; a middle-class citizen (may connote complacency).
- capitalist A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
- citizen (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]
bourgeois — full definition
- adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
- noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.