post·mas·ter

[pohst-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
noun
1.
the official in charge of a post office.
2.
(formerly) the master of a station that furnished post horses to travelers.

Origin:
1505–15; post3 + master

post·mas·ter·ship, noun
sub·post·mas·ter, noun
sub·post·mas·ter·ship, noun
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postmaster (ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Also (feminine): postmistress an official in charge of a local post office
2.  the person responsible for managing the electronic mail at a site

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postmaster

n. The email contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC-822) requires each machine to have a `postmaster' address; usually it is aliased to this person.
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postmaster definition


The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is aliased to this person. See also webmaster.

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Example sentences
Appeals to the mayor, the police commissioner and the postmaster general have had no effect, the newspaper says.
The postmaster came out to see what in the world was causing all the commotion.
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