bur·go·mas·ter (bûr g -m s tr)n. The principal magistrate, comparable to a mayor, of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany. [Partial translation of Dutch burgemeester : burg, town (from Middle Dutch burch; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots) + meester, master.] |
burgomaster [ˈbɜːgəˌmɑːstə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a popular name for the glaucous gull
[partial translation of Dutch burgemeester; see borough, master]
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| Noun | 1. | burgomaster - a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria city manager, mayor - the head of a city government |
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