postmaster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From post + master.
Meanings
-
The head of a post office.
With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue.
2014 May 14, Andy Newman, “New York Today: Meet Your Postmaster”, in The New York Times:
- (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
- (UK) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postmasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
postmastership · subpostmaster · Postmaster General
Translations (10)
bg началник поща (head of a post office) · gv mainshtyr post (head of a post office) · pdt Postmeista (head of a post office) · fi postipäällikkö (head of a post office) · ro diriginte de poștă (head of a post office) · fi postimestari (head of a post office) · ru нача́льник почто́вого учрежде́ния (head of a post office) · ru почтме́йстер (head of a post office) · fi postitoimiston johtaja (head of a post office) · fi postitoimiston päällikkö (head of a post office)