councilman
councilman noun: a male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
Noun
councilman (plural councilmen)
- A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
- Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
- Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues.2011 October 1, Zusha Elinson, “A Hand Slap Resounds in Sausalito”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
councilman meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
councilman in Hindi
- member of a city council
- पार्षद pārṣad
councilman in Urdu
- کونسل مین, کونسلمین
councilman in Bengali
- কাউন্সিলম্যান
councilman in Punjabi
- ਕੌਂਸਲਮਾਨ
More languagesFewer languages
- councilman in Gujarati
- કાઉન્સિલમેન
- councilman in Nepali
- काउन्सिलम्यान
Synonyms of councilman
Forms of councilman
| plural | councilmen |
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Origin of councilman
From council + -man.
Words formed from councilman
Questions about councilman
- What does councilman mean?
- Councilman means a male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
- What is councilman in Hindi?
- Councilman in Hindi is पार्षद (pārṣad). See Councilman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is councilman?
- Councilman is a noun.
- What is the plural of councilman?
- The plural of councilman is councilmen.
Words near councilman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: councilman (page history and authors); councilman (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); councilman (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); councilman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); councilman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); councilman (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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