ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
  2. (British) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
  3. (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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postman, mailman, postal, positions, subpostmaster, postholder.

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