1. Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; SYN. conservative, materialistic.
2. Belonging to the middle class.
3. (According to Marxist thought) Being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class.
1. Aisé.
2. (Péjoratif) Étriqué.
3. Pantouflard.
1. Aisé.
2. (Péjoratif) Étriqué.
3. Pantouflard.
(French) (person) of middle class.
A member of the middle class; SYN. burgher.
1. (Vieux) Citadin. Bourgeois de Calais.
2. Possédant.
3. Nanti. Un gros bourgeois.
(1851-1925) French politician. Entering politics as a Radical, he was prime minister in 1895, and later served in many cabinets. One of the pioneer advocates of the League of Nations, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1920.