postmaster

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Recent Examples of postmaster On September 22, 1858, a post office was established with Abihu Arnn as its first postmaster. — Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026 Following his death, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to the postmaster, seeking answers. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026 As first postmaster of Philadelphia and then of all of the colonies, Franklin provided some newspapers with reduced postage for circulation in the colonies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 This helps the postmaster easily determine where to deliver your mail. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for postmaster
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  1. postmistress
  2. messenger
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  • The postmistress, Christine Moss, is Jim and Jessie’s niece-in-law, and lives in the house next to the post office with her fisherman husband, Howard.
    — Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.
    — Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of postmistress
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  • Before they’re introduced at the meeting, Lowen and Jeremy have what amounts to a gruesome meet-cute on the street, when a bike messenger gets mowed down by a car in front of them and Jeremy lends Lowen his shirt because she’s covered in blood.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Riz Ahmed plays Ganesh, the close scientific adviser to Digger who is actually rooted in the real world, and therefore has to be the messenger of bad news.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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