city father
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of city father
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In Cotati, Paulekas morphed into a bizarro city father: He became politically active, regularly speaking out at City Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Some 70,000 people call it home, but only a city father could love it.
From Time Magazine Archive
One city father simply turns to another and whispers gleefully: "See, he has a natural flair for politics."
From Time Magazine Archive
And a city father answered her, 'Of course.'
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
It seemed to him on the platform as if an hour passed while he, who had played with a city father, stood, clothed with shame, before this commanding young woman.
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian
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