Definition
A fellow citizen or inhabitant of the same town or city; a joint burgess or resident with equal civic status.
Etymology
From Middle English and Old French, combining 'com-' (with, together) and 'burgess' (a citizen of a borough or town). This term dates to medieval times when townspeople had shared civic responsibilities and rights.
Kelly Says
In medieval England, your comburgess was someone you'd actually see daily—someone with whom you shared markets, walls, and laws. It's a word that reveals how communities once thought of citizenship as genuinely shared rather than anonymous.
Translations
ARالعربية
سماسرة
sama-sareh
BNবাংলা
ব্যবসায়ী
bho-bho-sho-yee
CACatalà
comerciant
koh-mehr-thee-ahn-teh
CSČeština
obchodník
oh-bhod-neek
DEDeutsch
Kaufmann
kowf-man
ELΕλληνικά
εμπόριο
em-por-ee-oh
ESEspañol
comerciante
koh-mer-thee-ahn-teh
FAفارسی
بازرگان
ba-zar-ga-an
FISuomi
kauppias
kaup-pee-as
FRFrançais
citoyen du commerce
see-twah-zohn doo kohm-ehrss
HAHA
makiyaya
mah-kee-ya-ya
HIहिन्दी
व्यापारी
vya-pa-ree
HUMagyar
kereskedő
keh-res-keh-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pedagang
peh-da-gang
IGIG
onye ahịa
oh-nye ah-ee-ah
ITItaliano
commerciante
koh-mehr-thee-ahn-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
pedagang
peh-da-gang
MYမြန်မာ
ဈေးဝယ်
chway-way
NLNederlands
handelaar
han-deh-la-ar
PLPolski
kupiec
koo-pyets
PTPortuguês
comerciante
koh-mehr-thee-ahn-teh
RORomână
comerciant
koh-mehr-thee-ahn-teh
RUРусский
торговец
tor-gov-ets
SVSvenska
handlare
han-da-la-re
SWKiswahili
mwekezaji
mwe-ke-za-jee
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాపార
vya-pa-ra
TLTL
mangangalakal
man-ga-nga-la-kal
TRTürkçe
ticari
tee-kah-ree
UKУкраїнська
торговець
tor-gov-ets
URاردو
व्यापारी
vya-pa-ree
VITiếng Việt
người buôn bán
ngoo-boo-on-bahn
YOYO
ọmọ-ọmọ-ẹ̀
oh-moh-oh-moh-eh
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-shah-ye-lee