alderwoman

American  

[awl-der-woom-uhn] / ˈɔl dərˌwʊm ən /

noun

plural

alderwomen

1. a woman who is a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.

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Gender

Is it alderwoman or alderperson? See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of alderwoman

First recorded in 1550–60, for earlier sense; alder(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and alderwoman in Byram.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

So I was like, well I’m out,” said former alderwoman Cicely Fleming, who is Black.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023

The city’s 33rd ward had been in alderwoman Deborah Mell’s family for the past 44 years.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019

“We don’t know what it’s going to do,” said Lora Cutrer, an alderwoman in Pearl River.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2016

An alderman has no necessary feminine, not even alderwoman, but Mayor makes Mayoress.

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel