postmistress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of postmistress
Example Sentences
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The body of retired postmistress Una Crown was found at her bungalow in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January 2013.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
A former postmistress wrongly accused of theft has still not received final compensation,18 months after first starting the application process.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
The Department for Business and Trade said the Government is "working as fast as possible to get compensation to every single postmistress and postmaster caught up in this injustice".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
The BBC Disclosure programme also hears from the family of convicted postmistress Caren Lorimer, the latest case to be referred to the Appeal Court in Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
“I cannot remember,” says Madame Hebrard, the postmistress, “what a proper plum tastes like.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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