Meaning

4 senses
  1. The head of a post office.

    нача́льник почто́вого учрежде́нияnačálʹnik počtóvovo učreždénija, почтме́йстерpočtméjster

    the person in charge of a post office

  2. (Internet)The administrator of an electronic mail system.

  3. (UK)A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.

  4. (archaic)One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is the postmaster.

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  2. Tom was appointed postmaster.

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  3. The postmaster, who was also the village grocer, had a clear recollection of the telegram.

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
head of a post office:

Origin

From post + master.

From post + master.

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Forms

plural: postmasters
Singularpostmaster
Pluralpostmasters

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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