postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
ˈpōs(t)-ˌma-stər 
1
: one who has charge of a post office
2
: one who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers or who supplies post-horses
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Among them, in the early 20th century, were all 10 children of a local sub-postmaster, Malcolm MacLeod, and his wife Mary — including their youngest, Mary Anne MacLeod, born in 1912.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Deputy postmasters to be paid a commission of 20% and 10% on sums over $1000.
—Stephen Kochersperger, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.
—Emma Wozniak, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
Franklin, who’d spent nearly four decades as Philadelphia’s postmaster, had a genius for efficiency, Kochersperger said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Deputy postmasters to be paid a commission of 20% and 10% on sums over $1000.
—Stephen Kochersperger, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.
—Emma Wozniak, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
Franklin, who’d spent nearly four decades as Philadelphia’s postmaster, had a genius for efficiency, Kochersperger said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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