city father
noun
any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city.
Origin of city father
1An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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How to use city father in a sentence
Imagine a New York city father without digestion; what a subject of scorn he would become to his constituency!
Buffalo Land | W. E. Webb"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
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