webmaster

noun

web·​mas·​ter ˈweb-ˌma-stər How to pronounce webmaster (audio)
often capitalized
: a person responsible for the creation or maintenance of a website especially for a company or organization

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When Apple debuted a new AI agent this summer, for example, a slew of top news outlets swiftly opted out of Apple’s web scraping using the Robots Exclusion Protocol, or robots.txt, the file that allows webmasters to control bots. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024 Today's web platforms are far more user-friendly than in the early days of the web when changes had to be made through a webmaster who held the exclusive keys to the code. Josh Koenig, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 When the couple met in 2000, Leigh was the Backstreet Boys’ webmaster, having previously worked as a TV and film executive and as a real estate broker. John Russell, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 When its webmasters went to Google for hosting, they were also turned down. Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2017 See all Example Sentences for webmaster 

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of webmaster was in 1993

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“Webmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webmaster. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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webmaster

noun
web·​mas·​ter -ˌmas-tər How to pronounce webmaster (audio)
: a person responsible for the creation or maintenance of a website especially for a company or organization

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