burgomaster

Noun

Meaning

A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster.

An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chancellor provost councilman magistrate mayor alderman basic governor warden mayoress committeeman city chief prefect mayoral

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Antonyms

small little auxiliary minor secondary inferior

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Hypernyms

mayor city manager

Examples

Three representatives of Landeck, the burgomaster Hermann Bursian, Josef Pesjak, and a Herr Tscholl, participated in the commissioning of the boat and handed over a coat-of-arms of the city to be fixed to the conning tower on every arrival in harbour. Source: Internet

One surprising example is Egbert Sjuck Gerrold Juckema van Burmania Rengers, the Orangist burgomaster of Leeuwarden before 1795, a notorious reactionary. Source: Internet

He was also elected burgomaster of Chemnitz. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

burgle Burgman Burgo burgomastership burgomeister burgonet