Burgher

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Burgher may refer to:

  • A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to middle class
  • A resident of a burgh
  • A formally defined class in medieval German cities, usually the only group from which city officials could be drawn. The equivalent in German of bourgeoisie
  • More loosely, a member of the urban middle class
  • Burgher people, an ethnic group that formed during the colonization of Sri Lanka
  • Michelle Burgher, Jamaican track and field athlete
  • An enfranchised citizen of the South African Republic
  • A member of the United Secession Church who subscribed to the Burgher Oath

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