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burgh⋅er

  [bur-ger]
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–noun
an inhabitant of a town, esp. a member of the middle class; citizen.
Origin:
1560–70; < MD < MHG burger, equiv. to burg borough + -er -er 1

Related forms:
burgh⋅er⋅ship, noun
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burgh·er   (bûr'gər)   
n.  
  1. A citizen of a town or borough.
  2. A comfortable or complacent member of the middle class.
    1. A member of the mercantile class of a medieval European city.
    2. A citizen of a medieval European city.

[German Bürger or Dutch burger, both from Middle High German burgaere, from Old High German burgārī, from burg, city; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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