postmaster

[ pohst-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

the official in charge of a post office.

(formerly) the master of a station that furnished post horses to travelers.

Origin of postmaster

First recorded in 1505–15; post³ + master

The committee chairman, Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, was a Wisconsin Stalwart, and the other members were on his side.

The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics |Michael Wolraich |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has repeatedly called for Congress to enact legislation that would change this.

U.S. Postal Services Loses $740 Million Amid Declining Volume |Edward Ferguson |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
No person must be employed, even in a temporary capacity, without the sanction of the Postmaster General previously obtained.

General Instructions For The Guidance Of Post Office Inspectors In The Dominion Of Canada |Alexander Campbell
The disappointment to the Postmaster—a man past the middle age—partook of a sentimental nature.

Flip: A California Romance |Bret Harte

He told me of a property bought by the Postmaster of the place, upon which there was a fine orchard.

Reminiscences of Queensland |William Henry Corfield
When the postmaster had finished his supper, the girl suddenly asked him: ‘Dada, will you take me to your home?’

Mashi and Other Stories |Rabindranath Tagore
Yes, I got it, but if the Postmaster had not been a very good friend of mine, you would never have seen it.

Heart of Gold |Ruth Alberta Brown

postmaster

/ (ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə) /

an official in charge of a local post office Also (feminine): postmistress

the person responsible for managing the electronic mail at a site