Burgher may refer to:
- A formally defined class in medieval German cities, usually the only group from which city officials could be drawn. The equivalent in German of burgess or bourgeoisie. Burgess is an English word that originally meant a freeman of a Borough or Burgh.
- More loosely, a member of the urban middle class, or
- A resident of a burgh
- Burgher people, an ethnic group
- Michelle Burgher, Jamaican track and field athlete
- An enfranchised citizen of the South African Republic
See also
The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists Michelle Burgher (born March 12, 1977 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Track and field athlete competing internationally for Jamaica This article is about the former country in Africa For the present-day country see South Africa; for the region where both are located see Southern Africa The Anti-Burghers were opponents of the Burgher Oath on theological grounds Burger may refer to Hamburger, a sandwich Ground beef Patty, especially in the United States VeggieDictionary
burgher
-noun
- a citizen of a borough or town
- a prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency)
- a member of either of two mixed race groups in Sri Lanka. The Portuguese Burghers were formed by intermarriage of Portuguese and native Sri Lankans during the Portuguese colonial period and are mostly Roman Catholic in religion. The Dutch Burghers were formed during the Dutch period and are mostly members of the Dutch Reformed Church. The two groups of Burghers are combined for government purposes including parliamentary representation. Many Burghers have migrated to other countries since Sri Lankan independence.
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