postmaster

C1 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ UK /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/
noun Freq #33068

Meanings

  1. 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.

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Word family
Derived forms postmastershipsubpostmaster

Etymology

From post + master.

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