burgher
noun
[ ˈbəːɡə ]
• a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie.
• "the poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read"
• (in southern Africa) an Afrikaans citizen of a Boer Republic.
• a descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka.
Origin:
Middle English: from burgh, reinforced by Dutch burger, from burg ‘castle’ (see borough).
