webmaster

noun

web·​mas·​ter ˈweb-ˌma-stər 

variants often Webmaster

: a person responsible for the creation or maintenance of a website especially for a company or organization

Examples of webmaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Webmasters, content creators and web designers should be working now to adapt to large language models that drive generative search. — Michele Schiavoni, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for webmaster

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

Kids Definition

webmaster

noun

web·​mas·​ter -ˌmas-tər 

: a person responsible for the creation or maintenance of a website especially for a company or organization