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postmistress

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post·mis·tress  (pstmstrs)
n.
A woman who is in charge of the operations of a local post office.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.postmistress - a woman postmaster
postmaster - the person in charge of a post office
Translations
postmistress [ˈpəʊstˌmɪstrɪs] Nadministradora f de correos
postmistress [ˈpəʊstmɪstrəs] nreceveuse f des postes
post-modern postmodern [ˌpəʊstˈmɒdərn] adj (= post-modernist) → postmoderne
post-modernism postmodernism [ˌpəʊstˈmɒdərnɪzəm] npostmodernisme m
post-modernist postmodernist [ˌpəʊstˈmɒdərnɪst]
n (= writer, artist, architect) → postmoderne mf
adj (= post-modern) → postmoderne
postmistress [ˈpəʊstˌmɪstrɪs] ndirettrice f di un ufficio postale
postmistress [ˈpəʊstˌmɪstrɪs] ndirettrice f di un ufficio postale


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Black had a cottage about half a mile along the road, and she combined the office of postmistress with that of universal provider.
Jasper Dale had a good farm, well cultivated; he had a large garden where he worked most of his spare time in summer; it was supposed that he read a great deal, since the postmistress declared that he was always getting books and magazines by mail.
Beth was postmistress, for, being most at home, she could attend to it regularly, and dearly liked the daily task of unlocking the little door and distributing the mail.
 
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