burghers

noun

plural of burgher
as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis many of the college students are regarded by the local burghers as obnoxious louts

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Recent Examples of burghers Like the yeoman boys are out in the barn, half-naked, working out, buffing up and wearing animal heads and preparing for some kind of an inchoate battle with the burghers. — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 These works, painted by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Ferdinand Bol, and Bartholomeus van der Helst, depict the powerful merchant-burghers who shaped the political and social fabric of Golden Age Amsterdam. — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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  1. citizens
  2. villagers
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  • The measure also called for annual independent audits and a seven-member citizens’ oversight committee to review spending.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • California officials, however, say the government’s list contains substantial inaccuracies and risks disenfranchising eligible citizens.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of citizens
Noun
  • On Tuesday, Baptist pastor Vladyslav Makhovskyi had joined the search for survivors in the wreckage of the school and underground shelter where villagers from Komyshuvakha had sought safety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The year is 1937, deep into the Spanish Civil War, and a group of villagers have gathered to cheer on the right-wing Nationalists against the left-wing Republicans and to welcome the intervention of Benito Mussolini’s troops.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of villagers

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“Burghers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burghers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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