- postmistress
- noun Date: 1697 a woman who is a postmaster
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
postmistress
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postmistress — [pōst′mis΄tris] n. a woman in charge of a post office: term now seldom used … English World dictionary
postmistress — UK [ˈpəʊstˌmɪstrəs] / US [ˈpoʊstˌmɪstrəs] noun [countable] Word forms postmistress : singular postmistress plural postmistresses old fashioned a woman whose job is to manage a post office … English dictionary
postmistress — [[t]po͟ʊstmɪstrəs[/t]] postmistresses N COUNT A postmistress is a woman who is in charge of a local post office. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
postmistress — /pohst mis tris/, n. a woman in charge of a post office. [1690 1700; POST3 + MISTRESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
postmistress — noun A female postmaster … Wiktionary
postmistress — post|mis|tress [ˈpəustˌmıstrıs US ˈpoust ] n old fashioned a woman who is in charge of a post office … Dictionary of contemporary English
postmistress — post|mis|tress noun count OLD FASHIONED a woman whose job is to manage a POST OFFICE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
postmistress — pəʊstmɪstrɪs n. female manager of a post office pəʊstmæstÉ™r / mÉ‘stÉ™ n. manager of a post office; mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
postmistress — noun (C) a woman who is in charge of a post office … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
postmistress — post•mis•tress [[t]ˈpoʊstˌmɪs trɪs[/t]] n. use a woman in charge of a post office … From formal English to slang
