A postmaster is the person in charge of a post office — the one who runs the place, not the person who walks from house to house with letters. In a small town it can be one person doing many jobs; in a big city it is more of a manager’s title.

A postmaster郵政局長 is the person in charge of a post office是負責管理郵局的人 — the one who runs the place是實際經營這個地方的人, not the person who walks from house to house with letters而不是挨家挨戶送信的人。 In a small town在小鎮上 it can be one person doing many jobs可能是一個人身兼多職; in a big city在大城市裡 it is more of a manager's title則比較像是一種主管職稱。

Older English liked to say postmaster for a man and postmistress for a woman, though actually many people now just say postmaster for anyone in that job, the same way we no longer need a special word for a woman doctor.

Older English liked to say postmaster for a man以前的英文習慣說男生叫 postmaster and postmistress for a woman女生叫 postmistress, though actually不過事實上 many people now現在很多人 just say postmaster for anyone in that job不管是誰做這份工作都直接說 postmaster, the same way就跟 we no longer need a special word for a woman doctor我們現在也不需要特別為女醫生造一個詞一樣。

You meet it in news and in official language more than in casual chat. A student who says “postmaster” for the person who delivers mail has the wrong person: that is a postman or postwoman, or just a postal worker.

You meet it你會遇到這個字 in news and in official language在新聞和正式場合的用語裡 more than in casual chat比在日常聊天裡更常見。 A student who says "postmaster" for the person who delivers mail如果學生把「postmaster」用來指送信的人 has the wrong person那就搞錯人了: that is a postman or postwoman那應該叫 postman 或 postwoman, or just a postal worker或直接說 postal worker。