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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Back in March, former USPS postmaster Louis DeJoy stepped down following Trump’s comments about taking control of the USPS under the Department of Commerce.
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet, as the Smithsonian National Postal Museum makes clear, Black postmasters suffered the backlash of this visibility and respect—falling victim to harassment, violence, and murder.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet, as the Smithsonian National Postal Museum makes clear, Black postmasters suffered the backlash of this visibility and respect—falling victim to harassment, violence, and murder.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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