Stationmaster

//ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.

    "The glare, the flies, while they waited, and he and the stationmaster put their heads together over the time-table, trying to find this other train, which, of course, they wouldn't catch."

  2. 2
    the person in charge of a railway station wordnet

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Example

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"In Japan there are train stations with a cat for a stationmaster."

Etymology

From station + master.

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