# postmaster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpoʊstˌmæstɚ/ · frequency rank #24,278

## Definitions
1. The head of a post office.
2. The administrator of an electronic mail system.
3. A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
4. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

## Etymology
From post + master.

## Common misspellings (16)
`opstmaster`, `posmtaster`, `posstmaster`, `postamster`, `postmasetr`, `postmasster`, `postmasterr`, `postmastre`, `postmastter`, `postmatser`, `postmmaster`, `postmsater`, `posttmaster`, `potsmaster`, `ppostmaster`, `psotmaster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/postmaster