Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmistress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
post-mistress
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female postmaster

Etymology

From post + mistress.

Inflected Forms

postmistresses (plural)

Derived Forms

subpostmistress

Questions

What does postmistress mean?
A female postmaster
Where does postmistress come from?
From post + mistress.

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