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单词 city father
释义

city father

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noun

any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city.

Origin of city father

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby city father

City Company, city council, city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied, city hall, city manager, City of Brotherly Love, City of David
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Example sentences from the Web for city father

  • "We are turning into a city-father," he once said, trying to be the first to laugh.

    Cousin Pons|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for city father

city father

noun

a person who is active or prominent in the public affairs of a city, such as an alderman
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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