postmaster

CEFRC1

/ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The person in charge of a post office.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.

Examples

  • The postmaster, who was also the village grocer, had a clear recollection of the telegram.

  • Tom is the postmaster.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The administrator of an electronic mail system.

  2. The head of a post office.

  3. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

More examples

In context

  • With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The local blank is responsible for all mail operations in that town.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From post + master.