postmistress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of postmistress
Example Sentences
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The body of retired postmistress Una Crown was found at her bungalow in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January 2013.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Former postmistress Una Crown lived alone in the bungalow she once shared with her late husband Ron in the Cambridgeshire town of Wisbech.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
An ex-deputy postmistress from London says she will stand against Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey at the next general election, as he faces criticism over his role in the Post Office scandal.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
In a double blow for his family, in 2009, his mother Kashmir, now a postmistress, was found guilty of stealing £57,000 from the same Oxford branch.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
“I didn’t realize the name Van Rensselaer was a clue until the postmistress mentioned Rensselaerville. Then I knew Alice was telling me where she was going.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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