alder

noun2

1. •
   Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

   • That's what the tiercel was doing when I found him again in the alder. — 1967
2. •
   An alderman or alderwoman.

   • Almost immediately, city alders contacted the campaign to negotiate an ordinance. — 2004

noun2

1. •
   Abbreviation of alderman.
2. •
   Abbreviation of aldermen.