postmaster

See also: pöstmaster

English

Etymology

From post +‎ master.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

postmaster (plural postmasters)

  1. The head of a post office.
    • 2014 May 14, Andy Newman, “New York Today: Meet Your Postmaster”, in The New York Times[1]:
      With that, Elvin Mercado became the postmaster of Manhattan, ruling the mails from the palatial James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue.
  2. (Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
  3. (British) 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.

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English postmaster.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /postˈmasteɾ/ [post̪ˈmas.t̪ɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -asteɾ
  • Syllabification: post‧mas‧ter

Noun

postmaster (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜋᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. postmaster

Further reading

  • postmaster”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • postmaster”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1064