postmaster C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ UK /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #33068 Meanings 1 noun The head of a post office. With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms postmastershipsubpostmaster Etymology From post + master. Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # postmaster **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 33068 ## Meanings 1. The head of a post office. ## Examples - With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue. ## Derived Forms - postmastership - subpostmaster ## Etymology From post + master. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown