burgermannetje

Definitions of burgermannetje
  1. noun
    a person who holds no title
    synonyms: buma, burger, burgerman
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    poorter
    a member of the middle class
    nul
    a person of no influence
    leek, oningewijde
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
    proletariër
    a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
    boerin, buitenmens, compatriot, landgenoot, plattelandsbewoner
    a man who lives in the country and has country ways
    boerin, buitenmens, compatriot, landgenoot, plattelandsbewoner
    a woman who lives in the country and has country ways
    boer, buitenman, buitenmens, kever, klei-os, landman, plattelander, provinciaal
    a country person
    bourgeois, burgo, filister, grutter, kruidenier, kruimelaar
    a member of the lower middle class
    bourgeois, burgo, cultuurbarbaar, filister, grutter, kruidenier, kruimelaar
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
    woudloper
    someone who lives in the woods
    Boer
    a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
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