postmasters

Definition of postmastersnext
plural of postmaster
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Noun
  • Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • These act as messengers between brain cells, helping manage your mood and focus.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
    Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Postmasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmasters. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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