barmaster

noun

bar·​mas·​ter

1

: a local official arbiter or judge among English miners

2

: an officer of the barmote who presides at meetings, collects dues, and acts as manager

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier bargh-master, probably partial modification, partial translation of German bergmeister, from berg- mining (from berg mountain, from Old High German) + meister master

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