stationmaster

[ stey-shuhn-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈsteɪ ʃənˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

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noun

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

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Origin of stationmaster

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

Words nearby stationmaster

stationer, Stationers' Company, stationery, Stationery Office, station house, stationmaster, stations of the cross, station-to-station, station wagon, statism, statist

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How to use stationmaster in a sentence

Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
And in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
When we arrive there we find there is no sign of him, whereat the attentive stationmaster is greatly distressed.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
I was sorry to leave Thursday Island; the telegraph stationmaster there had a daughter.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various

The stationmaster said "Yes," when I asked if they were both well.
Niece Catherine|Mary Hampden

British Dictionary definitions for stationmaster

stationmaster

station manager

/ (ˈsteɪʃənˌmɑːstə) /

noun

the senior official in charge of a railway station

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