# alderman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːldəmən/ · frequency rank #23,450

## Definitions
1. A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
2. A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
3. A long pipe for smoking.
4. A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch, a potbelly.
5. Synonym of starosta

## Etymology
From Middle English alderman, aldermon, from Old English ealdorman, ealdormann, from ealdor (“elder, parent, chief, prince, author”) + mann (“person”). Doublet of ealdorman.

## Easily confused with
- **Algerian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alderman-vs-algerian)
- **Alderson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alderman-vs-alderson)
- **Ackerman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ackerman-vs-alderman)

## Common misspellings (12)
`adlerman`, `aldderman`, `aldemran`, `alderamn`, `aldermann`, `aldermman`, `aldermna`, `alderrman`, `aldreman`, `aledrman`, `allderman`, `laderman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alderman