| n. | 1. | (Print.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type. |
| 1. | A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. | |
| 2. | Characteristic of the middle class, as in France. |
| Noun | 1. | bourgeois - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterpriseSynonyms: businessperson |
| 2. | bourgeois - a member of the middle class Synonyms: burgher | |
| Adj. | 1. | bourgeois - (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class |
| 2. | bourgeois - conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" Synonyms: materialistic, conservative | |
| 3. | bourgeois - belonging to the middle class |
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