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BNC: 40911 COCA: 43576

postmistress

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postmistress /ˈpoʊstˌmɪstrəs/ noun
plural postmistresses
postmistress
/ˈpoʊstˌmɪstrəs/
noun
plural postmistresses
Learner's definition of POSTMISTRESS
[count] old-fashioned
: a woman who is in charge of a post office女邮政局长
BNC: 40911 COCA: 43576

postmistress

noun

post·​mis·​tress ˈpōs(t)-ˌmi-strəs How to pronounce postmistress (audio)
: a woman who is a postmaster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Named for the university’s postmistress and librarian Amelia Gayle Gorgas, who was the wife of Confederate General Josiah Gorgas, the university’s eighth president and librarian. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 7 June 2020 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business. Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postmistress was in 1697
BNC: 40911 COCA: 43576

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