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German
Etymology
From Middle High German burger, burgære, from Old High German burgāri. By surface analysis, Burg + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bürger m (strong, genitive Bürgers, plural Bürger, feminine Bürgerin)
- citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
- bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
- (historical) burgher, freeman, usually richer and/or more influential than a peasant/worker but poorer and/or less influential than a nobleman
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