poorter

Definitions of poorter
  1. noun
    a member of the middle class
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    types:
    bourgeois, burgo, filister, grutter, kruidenier, kruimelaar
    a member of the lower middle class
    type of:
    buma, burger, burgerman, burgermannetje
    a person who holds no title
  2. noun
    a citizen of an English borough
    synonyms: Lagerhuislid
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