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burgomaster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 G AH0 M AE2 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bürgermeister//burgermeister

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mayor, city manager

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: bourc'hvestr — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Bulgarian: бургмайстер (burgmajster) — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Dutch: burgemeester — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • French: bourgmestre — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Georgian: ბურგომისტრი (burgomisṭri) — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • German: Bürgermeister — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Italian: sindaco — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Italian: borgomastro — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Khmer: ម្ចាស់ពលរដ្ឋ (mjas pol roth) — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Latin: burgimagister — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Latin: burgimagistra — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Marathi: बर्गोमास्टर (bargomāsṭar) — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Polish: burmistrz — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Portuguese: burgomestre — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Russian: бургоми́стр (burgomístr) — the mayor of a town in certain countries
  • Spanish: burgomaestre — the mayor of a town in certain countries