PETTY BOURGEOISIE

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 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

petit bourgeois; petite bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie

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)