Postmaster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Postmaster is a noun meaning The head of a post office.
Meaning
The head of a post office.
More Meanings
- (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
- (British) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
- (archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.
Example Sentences
With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue.
Word Forms
- postmasters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postman, mailman, postal, positions, subpostmaster, postholder.
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