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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•der•man /ˈɔldɚmən/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -men. - Governmenta member of a legislative or governing body of a city.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•der•man (ôl′dər mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men. - Governmenta member of a municipal legislative body, esp. of a municipal council.
- Government(in England) one of the members, chosen by the elected councilors, in a borough or county council.
- World History[Early Eng. Hist.]
- a chief.
- (later) the chief magistrate of a county or group of counties.
- Dialect Terms[Northern U.S. Slang.]a pot belly.
- Old English (e)aldormann, equivalent. to ealdor chief, patriarch (eald old + -or noun, nominal suffix) + mann man1 bef. 900; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alderman /ˈɔːldəmən/ n ( pl -men)- (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior members of a local council, elected by other councillors
- (in the US, Canada, Australia, etc) a member of the governing body of a municipality
- a variant spelling of ealdorman
Etymology: Old English aldormann, from ealdor chief (comparative of eald old) + mann manaldermanic /ˌɔːldəˈmænɪk/ adj |