"Burger" appeared earlier in DWOTD 149. Arresteren.
1. citizen, civilian [noun] [de burger, de burgers; ‘bur-gur’]
Examples:
– "Burgers en militairen."
("Civilians and soldiers.")
– "Vandaag zijn bij een explosie in Bagdad 15 onschuldige burgers gedood."
("15 innocent citizens were killed in an explosion in Bagdad today.")
"Burger" can also be used in conjunction with another noun. This usually translates to an adjective-noun construction in English.
Example:
– "De politie patrouilleert in burgerkleding.")
("The police are patrolling in plain/civilian clothes.")
Expression:
– "Dat geeft de burger moed!": That’s heartening/encouraging! (Literally: "That gives courage to the citizen!")
2. burger [noun] [de burger, de burgers]
Example:
– "Welke burgers vind je het lekkerst? Die van de Mc Donald’s of die van de Burger King?"
("Which burgers do you like most? Those from Mc Donald’s or the ones from Burger King?")
Related words:
– "Burgemeester": mayor.
Also the related adjective ‘burgerlijk’ meaning kind of middle class, respectable, and sometimes a little bit boring… as in:
Het is een heel burgerlijke wijk.