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postmistress Definition

post·mistress (pōst′mis′tris)

noun

a woman in charge of a post office: term now seldom used

postmistress Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Toward the end of that period, a 21 year-old girl named Flora Timms became assistant postmistress in the nearby village of Grayshott.
  • tell: So please tell the postmistress to put it in that way so that we can collect it easily.
  • ask: I nipped into the post office this morning and asked the postmistress about sending money via MoneyGram to Nigeria.

Adjective modifier

  • local: I believe from speaking with the local postmistress, that the house belongs to Mr ' George Sassoon ' .
  • assistant: Toward the end of that period, a 21 year-old girl named Flora Timms became assistant postmistress in the nearby village of Grayshott.

Preposition: in

  • village: Toward the end of that period, a 21 year-old girl named Flora Timms became assistant postmistress in the nearby village of Grayshott.