burgomaster

burgomaster

English

Alternative forms

• burghermaster

Etymology

Calque of Dutch burgemeester.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstəɹ/

Noun

burgomaster (plural burgomasters)

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

Translations

the mayor of a town in certain countries

Dutch: burgemeester (nl) m French: bourgmestre (fr) m Georgian: ბურგომისტრი (burgomisṭri) German: Bürgermeister (de) m

Khmer: ម្ចាស់ពលរដ្ឋ (mjas pol roth) Portuguese: burgomestre (pt) m Russian: бургоми́стр (ru) m (burgomístr) Spanish: burgomaestre m