postmaster
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postmaster
- /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ US
noun postmasters
- 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.
- The administrator of an electronic mail system.
- A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
- One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.
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Closest in meaning: postman, mailman, postal, positions, subpostmaster, postmaster general, postholder, subpostmastership, subpostmistress, post, postal authority, portmaster, sub-post office, prepositus, majordomo, police chief
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noun head of a post office
| Română | diriginte de poștă |
|---|---|
| Русский | нача́льник почто́вого учрежде́ния načálʹnik počtóvovo učreždénija, почтме́йстер počtméjster |
Talk about this word "postmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/postmaster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. postmaster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/postmaster "postmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/postmaster.Cite this
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title = {postmaster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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