postmaster

See also: pöstmaster

English

Etymology

post +‎ master

Noun

postmaster (plural postmasters)

1. The head of a post office.
2. (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
3. (Britain) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
4. (archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

Coordinate terms

• postmistress

Derived terms

• subpostmaster
• Postmaster General

Translations

head of a post office

• Bulgarian: началник поща m (načalnik pošta)
• Finnish: postitoimiston johtaja (large office), postitoimiston päällikkö, postipäällikkö (small); postimestari (archaic)
• Manx: mainshtyr post m
• Plautdietsch: Postmeista m
• Romanian: diriginte de poștă m
• Russian: нача́льник почто́вого учрежде́ния m (načálʹnik počtóvovo učreždénija), (historical) почтме́йстер (ru) m (počtméjster)

Anagrams

• masterpost, team sports, teamsports