Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the petite bourgeoisie.
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- noun a member of the lower middle class
- noun lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French petit-bourgeois : petit, small + bourgeois, bourgeois.]
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