'burgher' in At the New Yorker | Bookmarker

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(noun) a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie

And, to make matters worse, the good burghers are about to stage another one of their tomfool carnivals.

—p.191 Under Eastern Eyes (186) by George Steiner

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