postmistress

[ pohst-mis-tris ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌmɪs trɪs /

noun

a woman in charge of a post office.

Origin of postmistress

First recorded in 1690–1700; post³ + mistress

usage note for postmistress

See -ess.

Words nearby postmistress

postmill, postmillenarianism, postmillennial, postmillennialism, postminimalism, postmistress, postmodern, postmodernism, postmortem, postmortem delivery, postmortem examination

Example sentences from the Web for postmistress

No, everything must be kept dark and she mailed her sample when even the postmistress was gone.
Shadow Mountain|Dane Coolidge
The postmistress, unable to read the code-address, had asked for enlightenment.
Boy Woodburn|Alfred Ollivant
The postmistress sat alone in her office and looked out into her garden.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers
One day Big Andy, greatly daring, and secure in his renovated allegiance to the postmistress, ventured to chaff Mary about it.
Jim|Charles G. D. Roberts

The first post office was established in 1880, Mrs. Malcolm Dobie, postmistress.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom

单词	postmistress
释义	postmistress [ pohst-mis-tris ] / ˈpoʊstˌmɪs trɪs / noun a woman in charge of a post office. Origin of postmistress First recorded in 1690–1700; post³ + mistress usage note for postmistress See -ess. Words nearby postmistress postmill, postmillenarianism, postmillennial, postmillennialism, postminimalism, postmistress, postmodern, postmodernism, postmortem, postmortem delivery, postmortem examination Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postmistress No, everything must be kept dark and she mailed her sample when even the postmistress was gone. Shadow Mountain\|Dane Coolidge The postmistress, unable to read the code-address, had asked for enlightenment. Boy Woodburn\|Alfred Ollivant The postmistress sat alone in her office and looked out into her garden. A Young Man in a Hurry\|Robert W. Chambers One day Big Andy, greatly daring, and secure in his renovated allegiance to the postmistress, ventured to chaff Mary about it. Jim\|Charles G. D. Roberts The first post office was established in 1880, Mrs. Malcolm Dobie, postmistress. Fifty Years In The Northwest\|William Henry Carman Folsom
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