Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - bourgeois

~1 adj 1 too interested in having a lot of possessions and a high position in society  (the Sixties backlash against bourgeois materialism) 2 belonging to the middle class 3 belonging to or typical of the part of society that is rich, educated, owns land etc, according to marxism  (- see also petty bourgeois, -compare proletarian) ~2 n plural bourgeois 1 someone who is too interested in having a lot of possessions and a high position in society 2 a member of the middle class 3 someone who belongs to the part of society which is rich, educated, owns land etc, according to marxism  (- compare proletariat)