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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

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

From Washington Times Mar. 5, 2023

The stationmaster is accused of mistakenly guiding the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track, precipitating the head-on collision.

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2023

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

Before Feb. 24, Dmytro Vakulenko, the junction stationmaster, was in charge of 360 workers.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2022

The kindly stationmaster walked over to one of the boxes.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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