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The name seemed to change spelling in 1931 to honor the original postmaster, Dennis Wheatley, from the 1870 founding.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2025
Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Among them, in the early 20th century, were all 10 children of a local sub-postmaster, Malcolm MacLeod, and his wife Mary — including their youngest, Mary Anne MacLeod, born in 1912.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
On 9 November 1960, the postmaster sent the first Speed Mail letter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020
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Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2025
Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Among them, in the early 20th century, were all 10 children of a local sub-postmaster, Malcolm MacLeod, and his wife Mary — including their youngest, Mary Anne MacLeod, born in 1912.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
On 9 November 1960, the postmaster sent the first Speed Mail letter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmaster
Noun
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The postmistress, Christine Moss, is Jim and Jessie’s niece-in-law, and lives in the house next to the post office with her fisherman husband, Howard.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Purdue's in, Indiana's out, don't blame the messenger.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
18 Mar. 2026
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The nurturing Moon conjoins messenger Mercury in your 9th House of Learning, encouraging you to stretch your worldview in minor ways — the sort of things that seem easy in the moment, but add up to greater growth.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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