Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An official in charge of a railroad or bus station.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The person in
charge of arailroad station , usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the person in charge of a railway station
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Examples
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The lights from one of the train windows were sufficiently strong to reveal it, and behind the stationmaster was another little group in the shadow.
The Book of All-Power Edgar Wallace 1903
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The photographers were there with lights and cameras, the reporters with their notebooks, the police with their strong arms, the stationmaster with his top hat, and the Duke of Devonshire with a welcoming handshake on behalf of the Commonwealth Relations Office.
From the archive, 21 January 1964: A last moment of glory for the Sultan? 2012
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The stationmaster in Elmira was a former Slave also.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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The Friends of the Elmira stationmaster were there to meet us.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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The stationmaster in Elmira was a former Slave also.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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We arrived safely at the home of the safe house stationmaster in Elmira.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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The stationmaster in Elmira was a former Slave also.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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The Friends of the Elmira stationmaster were there to meet us.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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The Friends of the Elmira stationmaster were there to meet us.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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We arrived safely at the home of the safe house stationmaster in Elmira.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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