postmaster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The head of a post office.
  2. The administrator of an electronic mail system.
  3. A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
  4. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

Pronunciation

/ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-postmaster.wav

Word forms

postmaster postmasters

Etymology

From post + master.

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