Burgher may refer to: A formally defined class in medieval German cities, usually the only group from which city officials could be drawn. The equivalent in German of burgess or bourgeoisie. More loosely, a member of the urban middle class, or A resident of a burgh 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… (More on Burgher)