Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmaster general

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: post-mas-ter -gen-er-al
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A postmaster responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Postmaster General.

Inflected Forms

Postmaster Generals (plural) Postmasters General (plural)

Questions

What does postmaster general mean?: A postmaster responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government).

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