how to pronounce burgher

/ˈbɜː.ɡəɹ/

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burgher is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of burgher

noun:

A member of the medieval mercantile class.
A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).
A member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people.
A citizen of a medieval city.
A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.

burgher frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word burgher occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics burgher can be related to

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