Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stationmaster

/ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: sta-tion-mas-ter
IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.

Example Sentences

"The glare, the flies, while they waited, and he and the stationmaster put their heads together over the time-table, trying to find this other train, which, of course, they wouldn't catch."
"A letter from the Stationmaster was issued to all the staff, thanking them for "sticking it out" through one of the most difficult periods ever experienced at Redhill. None of them will easily forget Christmas, 1957."
"The stationmaster was an important part of the local community. Anyon Kay, in his reminiscences of Horwich in the early 20th century, remembers a Mr Horsfield as stationmaster - "a gentlemanly character who took his job very seriously"."

Etymology

From station + master.

Inflected Forms

stationmasters (plural)

Derived Forms

stationmastership

Synonyms

station agent

Questions

How do you pronounce stationmaster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/.
What does stationmaster mean?: The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.
Where does stationmaster come from?: From station + master.

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