burgomaster

[bur-guh-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈbɜr gəˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

NOUN

city manager

Synonyms

WEAK

first selectman lord mayor maire mayor supervisor

Example Sentences

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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

"I almost wish that we had given the burgomaster our parole," remarked Felgate dolefully.

From Project Gutenberg

I recognized then, by the faint glimmer from a little garret window, the wrinkled face of the burgomaster's widow.

From Project Gutenberg

The magistrates invite the orchestra, and the burgomasters the singers.

From Project Gutenberg