postmaster

[ pohst-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. the official in charge of a post office.
2. (formerly) the master of a station that furnished post horses to travelers.

postmaster

/ ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. an official in charge of a local post office Also (feminine)postmistress
2. the person responsible for managing the electronic mail at a site

Other Words From

• postmaster·ship noun
• sub·postmaster noun
• sub·postmaster·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of postmaster¹

First recorded in 1505–15; post ³ + master

Example Sentences

In response, the Charleston postmaster asked the postmaster general, Amos Kendall, what he should do.

From Time

We feel that we’re not being supported by our leaders, our postal leaders, the postmaster, we’re not being supported to accomplish our goal.

From Voice of San Diego

It was instead about states assuming mail works differently than it does — regardless of who the postmaster is.

From FiveThirtyEight

Unlike our current Postmaster General, Hazard had long experience as postmaster, including arranging for exchange newspaper delivery, so he must have known what might happen.

From Time

She’s raising the issue in a letter she’s circulating among congressional colleagues that she plans to send Friday to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

From Fortune

The committee chairman, Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, was a Wisconsin Stalwart, and the other members were on his side.

From The Daily Beast

Former Postmaster General and Democratic National Committee Chairman James Farley was the first guest.

From The Daily Beast

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has repeatedly called for Congress to enact legislation that would change this.

From The Daily Beast

The postmaster was one of the china-eyed, corn-silk Swedes, and he owned quite a bit of Goldstone.

From Project Gutenberg

Bill Talpers, store-keeper and postmaster, looked out of the door as the automobile went past.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Franklin was then unanimously chosen Postmaster-General.

From Project Gutenberg

Postmaster Pratt appeared certain of better than a hundred, and so did the opposing party.

From Project Gutenberg

All the way as he walked home he had to fight with an impulse to go back, and persuade the postmaster to return the letter to him!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• postal service