alderman
Syllables: ald·er·manUK/ˈɔːldəmən/US/ˈɔldəɹmən/
alderman noun: a member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
Noun
alderman (plural aldermen)
- A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
- A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
- The price of a case (five shillings piece bad) from the smasher is about one shilling; an alderman (two and sixpence) about sixpence; a peg (shilling) about threepence; a downer or sprat (sixpence) about twopence.1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant, page 90
- Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.[1859, J. C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
- A long pipe for smoking.
- In one part of Cockaigne an amalgamation of these two last has lately taken place; and the pleasure experienced by the parishioners of Walbrook is unbounded when smoking an alderman and churchwarden.1843, John William Carleton, The Sporting Review, volume 10, page 419
- A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch, a potbelly.
- He'd exercise, get the fat off, because if he let it go, he'd have too much on and maybe make his heart worse, and you looked like hell with an alderman. […] And she wouldn't want a guy who stuck out in front like a balloon.1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 13, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan
- Synonym of starosta
- Beſides theſe two Gentlemen, and Secretaries that order the whole Citie, there are Staruſts or Aldermen for euerie ſeuerall companie. The Alderman hath his Sotskey or Conſtable, and the Conſtable hath certeine Decetskeis or Decurions vnder him, which haue the ouerſight of ten houſholds a peece...1591, Giles Fletcher, “Of the gouernment of their Prouinces and Shires.” (chapter 10), in Of the Ruſſe Common Wealth. Or, Maner of Gouernement by the Ruſſe Emperour, (commonly called the Emperour of...
- The chief man of a vollost is a Zasidatil; the chief man of a village is a Starosta, or alderman.1883, John Croumbie Brown, Finland: Its Forests and Forest Management, Edinburgh · London · Montreal: Oliver and Boyd · Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. and William Rider & Son · Dawson Brothers, Preface...
- Synonyms:
- starosta
Proper noun capitalized: Alderman
Alderman (plural Aldermans)
- An English surname originating as an occupation.
alderman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
alderman in Hindi
- एल्डरमैन, एल्डर्मन, अल्डरमैन
alderman in Tamil
- இரண்டாம் நிலை நகராட்சித் தலைவர், துணை நகரத்தந்தை, நகராட்சி துணை முதல்வர்
alderman in Marathi
- अल्डरमॅन, अल्डर्मन, अल्डरमन
alderman in Urdu
- نائب رَئیسِ بَلدِیَہ
More languagesFewer languages
- alderman in Bengali
- অ্যালডারম্যান, আলডারম্যান, আল্ডারম্যান
- alderman in Telugu
- ఆల్డర్మన్, ఆల్డెర్మాన్, ఆల్డర్మాన్
- alderman in Malayalam
- ഉപനഗരാധികാരി, മൂപ്പൻ, മുഖ്യസ്ഥൻ
- alderman in Kannada
- ಪುರಪ್ರಮುಖ
- alderman in Punjabi
- ਐਲਡਰਮੈਨ, ਅਲਡਰਮੈਨ, ਐਲਡਰਮਨ
- alderman in Gujarati
- એલ્ડર્મન, અલ્ડરમેન
- alderman in Odia
- ଆଲଡର୍ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ଆଲ୍ଡରମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ଆଲଡର୍ମାନ୍
- alderman in Nepali
- अल्डर्मन, एल्डरम्यान
Synonyms of alderman
Forms of alderman
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| plural | aldermen |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Aldermans |
Origin of alderman
From Middle English alderman, aldermon, from Old English ealdorman, ealdormann, from ealdor (“elder, parent, chief, prince, author”) + mann (“person”). Doublet of ealdorman.
Occupational surname for a member of the governing body of a city, from alderman.
Words formed from alderman
Phrases with alderman
Questions about alderman
- What does alderman mean?
- Alderman means a member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
- What is alderman in Hindi?
- Alderman in Hindi is एल्डरमैन, एल्डर्मन, अल्डरमैन. See Alderman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alderman?
- Alderman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce alderman?
- Alderman is pronounced /ˈɔːldəmən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alderman?
- The plural of alderman is aldermen.
Words near alderman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alderman (page history and authors); Alderman (page history and authors); alderman (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alderman (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alderman (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alderman (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alderman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alderman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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