hizzoner
noun
hiz·zon·er
ˌhi-ˈzä-nər 
variants
often Hizzoner
—used as a title for a man holding the office of mayor
Examples of hizzoner in a Sentence
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Here's where the living former mayors and the current hizzoner stand on the election and baseball.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The influx of thousands of sailors to San Diego isn’t his hizzoner’s only headache.
—Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
With all the aerosols being released onstage, all those deputy hizzoners at City Hall may detect a growing hole in the ozone layer over Dixon Hall this weekend.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The influx of thousands of sailors to San Diego isn’t his hizzoner’s only headache.
—Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
With all the aerosols being released onstage, all those deputy hizzoners at City Hall may detect a growing hole in the ozone layer over Dixon Hall this weekend.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
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“Hizzoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hizzoner. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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