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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The burgomaster retorted that Father Wasmann's birth place was actually in Italian territory.
From Time Magazine Archive
The burgomaster, feeling his responsibilities, grew nervous and asked for police reserves; he was promised 30 men for Sunday morning.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1914 Adolphe Max had been Brussels' burgomaster for five years when the Kaiser's armies clomped over the border.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Mayor James J. Walker of New York City, as to many another metropolitan burgomaster, hotel owners have recently complained most bitterly.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1303, one Heinderic Crommelin was three times burgomaster of Der Kuere, near Ghent.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Helen C. Black
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