Bur″go‐mas′ter (�), n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. 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.
2. (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.