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
Other Word Forms
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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Depp played Ichabod Crane, a cowardly policeman investigating a spate of beheadings, while Lee was the Burgomaster of the besieged town.
From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2015
And where is the beard of Austrian Burgomaster Hans Steininger�the one in which he caught his toe, tripped and broke his neck?
From Time Magazine Archive
Instantly Brussels' famed War-time hero, Burgomaster Max sprang in front of H. R. H. to shield him.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1672 Antwerp's Burgomaster tried to buy it for the town, but the price was too high and the palace remained private property until 1931, when Antwerp got royal permission to expropriate it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Have no anxiety on that score, Herr Burgomaster.
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
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