postmaster

noun

The head of a post office.

(Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.

(British) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.

(archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.

Roots

ponerepos- · Latin · place, put magnus-magister · Latin · great, more

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The word postmaster breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pos-, from Latin ponere (“place, put”); and -magister, from Latin magnus (“great, more”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.