burgher
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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
It’s not exactly Wall Street functionary — the dark shirts and abstract print ties speak to a different cinematographic stereotype — but it’s pretty close to prosperous burgher.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
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
The Messenger Imre, the oldest burgher; Nahum, the steward.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
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