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postmaster

noun

post·​mas·​ter ˈpōs(t)-ˌma-stər How to pronounce postmaster (audio)
1
: one who has charge of a post office
2
: one who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers or who supplies post-horses
postmastership noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web William Hale became the community's first postmaster. Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 The Santa Monica Police Department attempted to speak with the postmaster after the fliers were distributed, according to Aklufi, but was unable to reach anyone. Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022 At the start, Will Smith's Agent J has been shorn of his longtime partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones), now neuralyzed to wipe his memory and living as a small-town postmaster in rural Massachusetts. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 July 2022 The charity - which preserves and protects several historic sites and artifacts in Antarctica - gets hundreds of applications annually for the postmaster position. Sydney Page, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022 The charity — which preserves and protects several historic sites and artifacts in Antarctica — gets hundreds of applications annually for the postmaster position. Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022 Scott Canfield, postmaster for Salt Lake City, didn’t respond to several requests for comment. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022 Officials said voters who wait until the last day should use a ballot dropbox — available at select locations — or walk into a post office and ask the postmaster to hand-postmark their ballot. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2022 De La Garza is Duke’s postmaster, in charge of the incoming and outgoing mail on campus. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of postmaster was in 1649

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