Antonyms for burgher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bur-ger
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr gər


Definition of burgher

Origin :
  • 1560s, "freeman of a burgh," from Middle Dutch burgher or German Bürger, from Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari "inhabitant of a fortress," from burg "fortress, citadel" (see borough). Burgh, as a native variant of borough, persists in Scottish English (cf. Edinburgh).
  • As in citizen : noun person native of country
Example sentences :
  • Well, gentlemen of the burgher guard, what are you advancing for, and what do you wish?
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • It was indeed the order, which the burgher guard received with a roar of triumph.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • That a man was a "citizen," or burgher, of any town, of course proves nothing.
  • Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue
  • What was the burgher life of that first century of Munich's history?
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
  • A burgher who was with them to-day went to lay down his arms to-morrow.
  • Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
  • Mr. Naud: Is a man a burgher who became such after the commencement of the war?
  • Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
  • Every burgher has at least two horses, and some have five, and they are all full of courage.
  • Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
  • Gothic was formed in the baron's castle, and the burgher's street.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • “No, I like not the ugly word,” suavely expostulated the Burgher.
  • Extract from : « Fritz and Eric » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • Prince vied with prince, and eminent burgher with burgher, in buying books.
  • Extract from : « The Private Library » by Arthur L. Humphreys

Synonyms for burgher

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