burgomaster

[ bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. the chief magistrate of a municipal town of Holland, Flanders, Germany, or Austria.

burgomaster

/ ˈbɜːɡəˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
2. a popular name for the glaucous gull

Other Words From

• burgo·master·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster¹

1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major

Word History and Origins

Origin of burgomaster¹

C16: partial translation of Dutch burgemeester ; see borough , master

Example Sentences

Mr. Watts, by contrast, is wearing a three-piece suit with a six-button vest in what appears to be stolid burgomaster’s loden.

From New York Times

Mr. Lavaux is the village’s burgomaster, a position equivalent to mayor or chief magistrate.

From New York Times

The pair first shared a screen in 1999's Sleepy Hollow, in which Sir Christopher played the Burgomaster.

From BBC

Depp played Ichabod Crane, a cowardly policeman investigating a spate of beheadings, while Lee was the Burgomaster of the besieged town.

From The Guardian

A sign, and we were hurried from the burgomaster's presence, and, with a file of pikemen surrounding us, we were taken, not to that loathsome dungeon, but into the open air.

From Project Gutenberg