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burgher

[bur-ger] / ˈbɜr gər /


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Anthony would marry again, this time to a woman who was a Dutch burgher of impeccable standing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Corsi is a long-married suburban burgher who lives in a McMansion in New Jersey.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

He recruited the famous woodcut artist Lucas Cranach, a friend and wealthy Wittenberg burgher, to improve the appearance of his works.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2017

Now we learned that the outrageous salaries of footballers began with a 19th-century burgher from Preston who apparently insisted on paying his players.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

The Messenger Imre, the oldest burgher; Nahum, the steward.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan




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