Pronunciations
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/ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
The head of a post office.
- Examples
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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.
Usage- Internet
A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
Usage- UK usage
One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.
Usage- Archaic
Noun
the person in charge of a post office
- Broader terms