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Recent Examples of postmaster
In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
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Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.
—Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.
—Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.
—Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.
—Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmaster
Noun
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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
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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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This kind of universal integration means every product becomes a messenger.—
Benjamin Claeys,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Another combination of great writing and fine acting comes when Kiko Laureano becomes a messenger of magic, as if this visitor has just stepped out of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel and into Walter’s apartment.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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