stationmaster

[ stey-shuh n-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈsteɪ ʃənˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

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

Nearby words

stationary wave, stationer, stationers' company, stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical

Origin of stationmaster

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

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Examples from the Web for stationmaster

And in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The stationmaster sued somebody for travelling without a ticket.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
He considered it probable, however, that the stationmaster would have a Bradshaw.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

We then adjourned to the little shanty that served Deelfontein for a stationmaster's office.
On the Heels of De Wet|The Intelligence Officer

British Dictionary definitions for stationmaster

stationmaster

station manager

/ (ˈsteɪʃənˌmɑːstə) /

noun

the senior official in charge of a railway station

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