burgomaster

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burgomaster

  • /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/ US

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Partial calque of Dutch burgemeester with master. Compare also boroughmaster.

noun burgomasters · burghermaster · burgomeister

  1. The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

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