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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The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Local postmasters then began opening the letters and responding, USPS wrote on its website, chronicling the birth of the Christmas tradition.
—Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the town was forced to change its name in 1846 after an Indiana postmaster needed to address mail complications.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
What did Eliza, a village postmaster, have to do with art?
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Local postmasters then began opening the letters and responding, USPS wrote on its website, chronicling the birth of the Christmas tradition.
—Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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