bourgeois meaning and definition

BOURGEOIS noun

Definition of bourgeois (noun)

1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
   • synonyms: businessperson
2. a member of the middle class
   • synonyms: burgher

BOURGEOIS adjective

Definition of bourgeois (adjective)

1. (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
2. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
   • "a bourgeois mentality"
   • synonyms: conservative, materialistic
3. belonging to the middle class