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POSTMASTER

\pˈə͡ʊstmastə], \pˈə‍ʊstmastə], \p_ˈəʊ_s_t_m_a_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of POSTMASTER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The superintendent of a mail office.
Postmistress.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Superintendent of a post-office.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

An official having charge of a post-office.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. One who supplies post-horses;- one who has charge of a post-office.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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