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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Burgomaster \Bur"go*mas`ter\, n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, b["u]rgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master.] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions. [1913 Webster]