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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The federal government was small by modern standards, but President Jackson’s appointment of loyalists as federal land agents and postmasters meant that political appointees had power to allocate lucrative land sales in the frontier and distribute partisan newspapers.
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Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The city had Black health inspectors, postmasters, magistrates and policemen, albeit under orders not to arrest anyone white.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.
—Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
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Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The city had Black health inspectors, postmasters, magistrates and policemen, albeit under orders not to arrest anyone white.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.
—Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
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 13 Mar. 2025.
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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