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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burghers
  1. citizens
  2. villagers
Noun
  • Patients seeking to end their lives would have to be at least 18 years old and either French citizens or legal residents of France.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • For example, Nolan imagined an alarm system for Troy with its citizens banging sheets of metal that would get louder as the Greek threat became more urgent.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of citizens
Noun
  • Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days because of the stormy weather.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days due to the stormy weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of villagers

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“Burghers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burghers. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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