Postmaster

//ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The head of a post office.

    "With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue."

  2. 2
    the person in charge of a post office wordnet
  3. 3
    The administrator of an electronic mail system. Internet
  4. 4
    A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist. British
  5. 5
    One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses. archaic

Synonyms

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letter carrierportionistportionist

Example

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"The postmaster, who was also the village grocer, had a clear recollection of the telegram."

Etymology

From post + master.

Related phrases

Postmaster Generalelectronic mailpost office

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