postmistress

post·mis·tress

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pohst-mis-tris]
- /ˈpoʊstˌmɪs trɪs/
- /ˈpəʊstˌmɪs.trəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-mis-tris]
- /ˈpoʊstˌmɪs trɪs/

Definitions of postmistress word

noun postmistress a woman in charge of a post office. 1
countable noun postmistress A postmistress is a woman who is in charge of a local post office. 0
noun postmistress a female official in charge of a local post office 0
noun postmistress a woman in charge of a post office 0

See all 4 definitions of postmistress

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Origin of postmistress

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; post3 + mistress

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Parts of speech for Postmistress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Postmistress

postmistress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

postmistress usage trend in Literature

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