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burgomaster

American  
[bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈbɜr gəˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.

burgomaster British  
/ ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor

  2. a popular name for the glaucous gull

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Other Word Forms

  • burgomastership noun

Etymology

Origin of burgomaster

1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major

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