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post·master (pōst′mas′tər)

noun

  1. Historical a person in charge of a station for post horses
  2. a person in charge of a post office

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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postmaster Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: The man on the left is thought to be Mr F. Burn, who was appointed postmaster in Pickering in 1902.

Adjective modifier

  • local: Then the local postmaster rang to inquire whether someone would be at home to receive sacks full of postcards.

Modifies a noun

  • -i: To enable connections from other machines, you have to use the new postmaster -i option, and of course edit pg_hba.conf.

Noun used with modifier

  • sub: After the war he returned to the postal service becoming sub postmaster at Great Broughton.

Possessives

  • wife: The postmaster's wife was then taken from her bed and threatened at knifepoint.

Preposition: in

  • background: See below for a better way to start the postmaster in the background.
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