station-mistressn.

Brit.

/ˈsteɪʃnˌmɪstrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsteɪʃənˌmɪstrᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: station n., mistress n.

Etymology: < station n. + mistress n., after stationmaster n.

Now chiefly historical.

A woman in charge of a station (in various senses); esp. one in charge of a railway station. Cf. stationmaster n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > in charge of station

stationmaster1836

station agent1840

station-mistress1863

1863 Ann. Rep. Board Agric. New Brunswick 49 (table) Rothsay Station... Station Mistress.

1868 E. Taylor Blindpits I. xvii. 233 It won't be difficult to be station-master here. I wonder if there are any station-mistresses?

1885 Telegraphist 2 Nov. 139/2 The salaries of post and station mistresses commence at £50 or £60.

1919 Sabbath Recorder 24 Feb. 232/2 Her daughter is the station-mistress at the nearby station of the Pacific Southern.

1998 K. Walsh & J. W. Hooton Austral. Aboriginal Narr. 1850–1900 194/1 A Chinese cook refuses to accept the new young station mistress.

2006 Labour Hist. 90 229 Workers represented include a signalman, gatekeeper, driver, guard, shunter, station-mistress and others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	station-mistress
释义	station-mistressn. Brit. /ˈsteɪʃnˌmɪstrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsteɪʃənˌmɪstrᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: station n., mistress n. Etymology: < station n. + mistress n., after stationmaster n. Now chiefly historical. A woman in charge of a station (in various senses); esp. one in charge of a railway station. Cf. stationmaster n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > in charge of station stationmaster1836 station agent1840 station-mistress1863 1863 Ann. Rep. Board Agric. New Brunswick 49 (table) Rothsay Station... Station Mistress. 1868 E. Taylor Blindpits I. xvii. 233 It won't be difficult to be station-master here. I wonder if there are any station-mistresses? 1885 Telegraphist 2 Nov. 139/2 The salaries of post and station mistresses commence at £50 or £60. 1919 Sabbath Recorder 24 Feb. 232/2 Her daughter is the station-mistress at the nearby station of the Pacific Southern. 1998 K. Walsh & J. W. Hooton Austral. Aboriginal Narr. 1850–1900 194/1 A Chinese cook refuses to accept the new young station mistress. 2006 Labour Hist. 90 229 Workers represented include a signalman, gatekeeper, driver, guard, shunter, station-mistress and others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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