postmasters

Definition of postmastersnext
plural of postmaster
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Noun
  • The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.
    Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The messengers were scheduled to deliver offerings from the emperor, the shrine said on its website.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 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 26 Apr. 2026.

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