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
Noun
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Such leaders help form better citizens, stronger communities, and a nation worthy of its heritage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Kansas adopted a similar law in 2013 that saw nearly 31,000 citizens prevented from registering to vote.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the Himalayas of Ladakh, India, a group of rural villagers runs a homestay-meets-stargazing package known as Astrostays.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Cartels there have escalated their use of violence, using drone bombs to target not only their enemies and military convoys but also have used them to drive villagers from their homes.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Burghers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burghers. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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