Explore Burgher through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like burgess or englishman. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Burgher meaning
- A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
- A member of the medieval mercantile class.
Synonyms of Burgher
Using Burgher
- The main meaning on this page is: A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. | A member of the medieval mercantile class. | A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
- Useful related words include: burgess, englishman, bourgeois, commoner.
- In the example corpus, burgher often appears in combinations such as: the burgher, burgher families, and burgher.
Context around Burgher
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burgher
- In this selection, "burgher" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beat, lutheran, real, families, king and people stand out and add context to how "burgher" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1650 the burgher families which and burgher was inspired. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burgher" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burgher
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Wikipedia, Slotnik determined that if he couldn't beat Burgher King and McDonalds, he might as well join them. (21 words)
Hill et al (1963), p. 8 Francesca was the young widow of the burgher Giacomo Capra, with whom she had two children. (22 words)
A later definition of the Burgher people of Ceylon was handed down in 1883 by the Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Richard Ottley. (23 words)
The Documented Image, Page 97 Fortunately, Bust of Dalou and Burgher of Calais were on display in the official French pavilion at the fair and so between the works that were on display and those that were not, he was noticed. (41 words)
By 1650 the burgher families which had grown wealthy through commerce and become influential in government controlled the province of Holland, and to a large extent shaped national policies. (29 words)
The League's monopolistic control over the economy of Norway put pressure on all classes, especially the peasantry, to the degree that no real burgher class existed in Norway. (29 words)
Example sentences (9)
According to Wikipedia, Slotnik determined that if he couldn't beat Burgher King and McDonalds, he might as well join them.
Burgher was inspired to start the Facebook page, "Adopt a Senior" for all of the seniors in school district 228, which covers four high schools.
A later definition of the Burgher people of Ceylon was handed down in 1883 by the Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Richard Ottley.
By 1650 the burgher families which had grown wealthy through commerce and become influential in government controlled the province of Holland, and to a large extent shaped national policies.
Hill et al (1963), p. 8 Francesca was the young widow of the burgher Giacomo Capra, with whom she had two children.
The Catholic Prince-Bishop Franz Wilhelm, Count of Wartenberg then imposed the Counter-Reformation onto the city with many Lutheran burgher families being exiled.
The Documented Image, Page 97 Fortunately, Bust of Dalou and Burgher of Calais were on display in the official French pavilion at the fair and so between the works that were on display and those that were not, he was noticed.
The League's monopolistic control over the economy of Norway put pressure on all classes, especially the peasantry, to the degree that no real burgher class existed in Norway.
Universal suffrage was introduced in 1931 over the protests of the Sinhalese, Tamil and Burgher elite who objected to the common people being allowed to vote.
Common combinations with burgher
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: