stationmaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stationmaster
Example Sentences
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Police and prosecutors have not identified the stationmaster, in line with Greek law.
From Washington 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
Bournazis agreed that the responsibility for the crash should go far beyond the stationmaster.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
The railway had to juggle carriage, locomotive and track capacity: If one day the stationmaster in Kharkiv predicted they would need 42,000 people evacuated, they had to find enough trains to move 42,000 people.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Maddie was the only passenger to get off at Castle Craig, and after she’d dithered on the platform for five minutes, the stationmaster came out to greet her personally.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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