burgomaster
Americannoun
noun
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the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
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a popular name for the glaucous gull
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Etymology
Origin of burgomaster
1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major
Example Sentences
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You have ears enough already for any two-legged animal— BURGOMASTER.
From Poems by Morris, George Pope
But presently, as if Satan had come between the two heads, and whispered into the right ear of one and the left of the other simultaneously, they both burst out— "THE BURGOMASTER!"
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles
Well, well, for that I pardon him— BURGOMASTER.
From Poems by Morris, George Pope
Herr Burgomaster, I would beg that my proposition be presented in a proper manner before this honored popular assembly— BURGOMASTER.
From Lucky Pehr by Howard, Velma Swanston
"Witness to the truth of the above extract, "THE BURGOMASTER.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
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