Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmaster

/ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: post-mas-ter
IPA: /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head of a post office.

noun

The administrator of an electronic mail system.

noun

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

British usage

noun

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

Archaic

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From post + master.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

postmasters (plural)

Derived Forms

postmastership subpostmaster

Phrases

Postmaster General

Frequently Paired Words

postmistress

Rhymes With

toastmaster

Questions

How do you pronounce postmaster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/.
What does postmaster mean?: The head of a post office.
Where does postmaster come from?: From post + master.

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