POSTMASTER

postmaster

(noun) the person in charge of a post office

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

postmaster (plural postmasters)

The head of a post office.

(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.

Anagrams

• masterpost, team sports, teamsports

Source: Wiktionary


Post"mas`ter, n.

1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses.

2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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