postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
ˈpōs(t)-ˌma-stər 
1
: one who has charge of a post office
2
: one who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers or who supplies post-horses
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Marla’s special dispensation was a holdover from the previous postmaster.
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Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, postmasters paid to run ads in local papers listing who had letters to collect so those people would retrieve them.
—Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2024
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Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, postmasters paid to run ads in local papers listing who had letters to collect so those people would retrieve them.
—Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for postmaster
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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