PETTY BOURGEOISIE
Dictionary entry overview: What does petty bourgeoisie mean? • PETTY BOURGEOISIE (noun)
The noun PETTY BOURGEOISIE has 1 sense:
1. lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Familiarity information: PETTY BOURGEOISIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PETTY BOURGEOISIE (noun)
Meaning:
Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
petite bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie; petit bourgeois
Hypernyms ("petty bourgeoisie" is a kind of...):
bourgeoisie; middle class (the social class between the lower and upper classes)
Meronyms (members of "petty bourgeoisie"):
petit bourgeois (a member of the lower middle class)
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