bourgeois🔊

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

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

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

(politics) The middle class.

(rare) An individual member of the middle class.

(usually derogatory) A person of any class with overly conventional and materialistic values and attitudes.

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

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

To make bourgeois.

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