bourgeoisie

English Thesaurus

1. the social class between the lower and upper classes (noun.group)

hypernym	:	class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum,
definition	:	people having the same social, economic, or educational status (noun.group)

hyponym	:	petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie,
definition	:	lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) (noun.group)

member holonym	:	bourgeois, burgher,
definition	:	a member of the middle class (noun.person)