alderperson

English

Etymology

Blend of alderman +‎ -person.

Noun

alderperson (plural alderpersons or alderpeople)

1. (uncommon) An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
   • 1992 February 14, Maryanne Burgess, “Re: Respect”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     That is the problem with Dorothy's Third Ward, all these years she has been alderperson she has not made any deals to better that pigsty.

   • 2007 August 24, Mike Koskiewicz, “On Taxes and TIF Spending”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     With Daley's iron grip and his loyal band of alderpeople, he will continue to ride roughshod over what appears to be a very complacent Chicago populace.

References

• “alderperson”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “alderperson”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “alderperson”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.