stationmaster

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

/ ˈsteɪ ʃənˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

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

Words nearby stationmaster

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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