Postmasters

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person in charge of a post office who manages mail services and operations for a given area
2. An official responsible for overseeing postal delivery and handling the logistical aspects of mail within a specific jurisdiction
3. An individual appointed to direct postal activities, ensuring the efficient processing and distribution of correspondence in their region

Etymology: The word is a plural, the form that refers to more than one person holding the office of postmaster. Its singular, "postmaster," is a straightforward compound: "post," which came into English from Old French "poste" and ultimately from Latin "posita," a feminine past participle of "ponere" meaning "placed," joined to "master," which descends from Latin "magister" through Old French "maistre." The "post" element here carries the older sense of a fixed station or relay point for mail, and the "master" element is the person in authority over it.

Synonyms: mailman, postal worker, letter carrier