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stationmaster

American  
[stay-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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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

A retired railway union leader, Panayotis Paraskevopoulos, told Greek newspaper Kathimerini that the signaling system in the area monitored by the Larissa stationmaster malfunctioned six years ago and was never repaired.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

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

From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

When Dmytro became stationmaster at 26, he was one of the youngest in the country.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Except for the stationmaster who checked my ticket and a couple of railroad workers, the station was empty, and I wished I had a book or magazine to read while I waited for my train.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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