Definitions for Alderman

Alderman al·der·man

Spelling: [awl-der-muh n]
IPA: /ˈɔl dər mən/

Alderman is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 321 anagrams from letters in Alderman (aadelmnr).

Definitions for Alderman

noun

  1. a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
  2. (in England) one of the members, chosen by the elected councilors, in a borough or county council.
  3. Early English History. a chief. (later) the chief magistrate of a county or group of counties.
  4. Northern U.S. Slang. a pot belly.

Origin of Alderman

before 900; Middle English; Old English (e)aldormann, equivalent to ealdor chief, patriarch (eald old + -or noun suffix) + mann man1

Examples for Alderman

Antonio French, a citizen journalist and alderman of the 21st ward in St. Louis, was also detained.

A New York alderman once said Petrosino “knocked out more teeth than a dentist.”

The alderman saw no reason to repent his decision, hastily as it had been made.

An alderman present observed, "Then all the fat would be in the fire."

This hand was given to alderman, who shot him, as his share of the spoil.

Dirk Johnson on the real winners—including an alderman rooting for a weak mayor.

Now, when the alderman saw that strange round thing at his threshold he was afraid.

“Thou art a good-hearted lad,” said the alderman with a hand on his shoulder.

Nobody, that is, except the lawyer who brought the case, Burt Odelson—and, according to whispers at City Hall, alderman Burke.

Rick Munoz, alderman of the 22nd Ward and an active Latino Caucus member, has called Emanuel a "political bully."

Word Value for Alderman
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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