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

postmastership

ˈpōs(t)-ˌma-stər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of postmaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

On September 22, 1858, a post office was established with Abihu Arnn as its first postmaster. —Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026

Following his death, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to the postmaster, seeking answers. —Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026

As first postmaster of Philadelphia and then of all of the colonies, Franklin provided some newspapers with reduced postage for circulation in the colonies. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing postmaster

• postmaster general

Rhymes for postmaster

• bandmaster
• broadcaster
• cadastre
• disaster
• forecaster
• grandmaster
• headmaster
• newscaster
• paymaster
• pilaster
• roadmaster
• schoolmaster

Kids Definition

postmaster

noun

post·​mas·​ter -ˌmas-tər 

: a person in charge of a post office