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Vinony

postmaster

noun

  1. person in charge of mail in an area
  2. administrator of an email server
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English post English master English postmaster From post + master.

  1. 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.”

  2. The administrator of an electronic mail system.
  3. A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
  4. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.