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stationmaster

[ stey-shuhn-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

  1. a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.


stationmaster

/ ˈsteɪʃənˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. the senior official in charge of a railway station
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stationmaster1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; station + master
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Example Sentences

Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.

And in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.

When we arrive there we find there is no sign of him, whereat the attentive stationmaster is greatly distressed.

I was sorry to leave Thursday Island; the telegraph stationmaster there had a daughter.

The stationmaster said "Yes," when I asked if they were both well.

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