mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈmer 

 especially before names  (ˌ)mer

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl 

ˈmer-əl;

ˌmā-ˈȯr-əl 

adjective

Examples of mayor in a Sentence

the mayor of New York

Recent Examples on the Web

Biss, who served eight years in the state legislature, was first elected mayor of Evanston in 2021. —Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

The commission aligned McCarty’s salary with the mayor of Long Beach and council members’ pay with leaders in Fresno. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025

Cornick is running for mayor, and faced Ashley Collier, Director of Community Development for the Town of Mount Airy. —Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025

Some of those initiatives had gone swimmingly: the syndication of his newspaper column; his campaign for mayor of New York City; and the production and distribution of his television series, Firing Line, to name three. —Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maire, from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater — more at major

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mayor

• gayer
• grayer
• greyer
• layer
• nayar
• payer
• payor
• peyer
• player
• preyer
• sayer
• slayer

Kids Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈme(-)ər 

: an official elected to act as head of a city or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl  ˈme- ə- 

adjective

Legal Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough