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stationmaster

American  
[stey-shuhn-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈsteɪ ʃənˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.


stationmaster British  
/ ˈsteɪʃənˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. the senior official in charge of a railway station

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stationmaster

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; station + master

Example Sentences

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Pantzartzidis implied that others besides his client share blame, saying that judges should investigate whether more than one stationmaster should have been working in Larissa at the time of the collision.

From Washington Times Mar. 5, 2023

A retired railway union leader, Panayotis Paraskevopoulos, told Greek newspaper Kathimerini that the signaling system in the area monitored by the Larissa stationmaster malfunctioned six years ago and was never repaired.

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2023

Police and prosecutors have not identified the stationmaster, in line with Greek law.

From Washington Times Mar. 5, 2023

The stationmaster, who is in charge of signalling, denies wrongdoing and has blamed the accident on a possible technical failure.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2023

I told him I hadn’t, but the stationmaster had asked about him.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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