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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burghers
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Recently, the nation of Hungary – standing at a democratic crossroads – met the moment, with record numbers of citizens turning out to elect a new leader, Péter Magyar.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Mamanuca Environmental Society’s team, which includes tourist operators and villagers, has its own initiatives to plant mangroves.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The joke is on the cowardly villagers, and on Hoja himself, all of whom now have to live in a village terrorized by two war elephants instead of one.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Burghers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burghers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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