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PRONUNCIATION OF SUB-POSTMASTER

sub-postmaster  [ˌsʌbˈpəʊstmæstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUB-POSTMASTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sub-Postmaster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUB-POSTMASTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sub-postmaster in the English dictionary

The definition of sub-postmaster in the dictionary is a man who runs a sub-post office.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUB-POSTMASTER


Antofagasta
ˌæntəfəˈɡæstə
aster
ˈæstə
Astor
ˈæstə
basta
ˈbæstə
cadaster
kəˈdæstə
cadastre
kəˈdæstə
canasta
kəˈnæstə
cotoneaster
kəˌtəʊnɪˈæstə
cremaster
krɪˈmæstə
diaster
daɪˈæstə
Jocasta
dʒəʊˈkæstə
oleaster
ˌəʊlɪˈæstə
pasta
ˈpæstə
piaster
pɪˈæstə
piastre
pɪˈæstə
pilaster
pɪˈlæstə
pinaster
paɪˈnæstə
Rasta
ˈræstə
raster
ˈræstə
Zoroaster
ˌzɒrəʊˈæstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUB-POSTMASTER

sub rosa
sub-branch
sub-clause
sub-entry
sub-frame
sub-librarian
sub-machine gun
sub-machine-gun
sub-menu
sub-post office
sub-postmistress
sub-Saharan
sub-Saharan Africa
sub-surface
sub.
suba
subabbot
subabdominal
subacetate
subacid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUB-POSTMASTER

blaster
broadcaster
caster
coaster
disaster
Doncaster
Easter
faster
forecaster
Lancaster
laster
manchester
master
natural disaster
plaster
roller coaster
roller-coaster
spymaster
the master
toaster
webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of sub-postmaster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sub-postmaster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUB-POSTMASTER

Find out the translation of sub-postmaster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sub-postmaster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sub-postmaster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子邮政局长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sub - jefe de correos
570 millions of speakers

English

sub-postmaster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उप डाकपाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدير مكتب البريد الفرعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суб - смотритель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sub- postmaster
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপ-পোস্টমাস্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous- maître de poste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sub-postmaster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterpostmaster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サブ郵便局長
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서브 전자 메일 관리자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sub-postmaster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiểu bưu điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை போஸ்ட்மாஸ்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उप-पोस्टमास्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alt postmaster
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sub - postmaster
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sub - naczelnik poczty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суб- доглядач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub- postmaster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπο - postmaster
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sub - posmeester
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sub - postmästaren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sub - postmaster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sub-postmaster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUB-POSTMASTER»

The term «sub-postmaster» is used very little and occupies the 175.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUB-POSTMASTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sub-postmaster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUB-POSTMASTER»

Discover the use of sub-postmaster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sub-postmaster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After the Network Change Programme: The Future of the Post ...
Costs for outreach are split between the central infrastructure costs (including maintenance of the mobile if this is the outreach solution), core sub-postmaster remuneration and daily running costs. Central infrastructure and core sub- postmaster ...
‎2008
2
Post Office closure programme: third report of session ...
We will go to one sub-postmaster and say, "We are proposing that your office is closed," but equally, we are likely to go to another postmaster and say, "We're proposing that your post office stays open, but the one down the road is proposed as ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee, 2008
3
Wages: Employment Law Handbook
Hayward v Post Office Counters Ltd ET Case Nos.2404609/99; 2407355/99: H, a sub-postmaster, brought a claim under the NMWA. The Post Office contended that H was not a worker under the Act and therefore the tribunal did not have ...
Ids, 2011
4
Post Office Finance: Matters Arising from Evidence Taken on ...
We pay the sub- postmaster the additional monies and they are then responsible for finding and locating the premises or whatever. What is happening in practice when they are being set up is we arc out in the field doing it with them. We have ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business and Enterprise Committee, 2008
5
On the Trail of Flora Thompson: Heatherley to Peverel : ...
By residents at Hindhead & vicinity this is much appreciated.” But Henry Robinson's tenure as sub-postmaster was not without problems, and in 1892 he was effectively sacked from the job. A note in the Post-Master General's minute book of ...
John Owen Smith, 1997
6
Post Office Closure Programme: Third Report of Session ...
Mr Thomson: A sub-postmaster may say he is profitable, but it does not then automatically follow that he is happy to share that information, and a lot of sub- postmasters want you to know they are getting £30,000 or £40,000 a year or whatever.
‎2008
7
Workplace Trauma: Concepts, Assessment and Interventions
Table 6.2 People vulnerable to traumatic stress following a post office raid Victim Reoson for involvement Vulnerability Sub-postmaster Two counter staff Customer and child Sub- postmaster's wife Customer's husband Lived on the premises.
Noreen Tehrani, 2004
8
Post Office network transformation: third report of session ...
sub postmaster. (SPM). Current situation 42. The role of the subpostmaster (SPM) is key to the successful delivery of services in post offices. Each SPM is self- employed and signs a contract with Post Office Limited (POL) to provide post office ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 2012
9
Oversight of the Post Office network change programme: ...
These post office closures were situations such as where, on the sub- postmaster's retirement or death, the branch was not resold commercially or no replacement could be found to take over the service. These closures were voluntary and ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2009
10
Managing and Developing New Forms of Work Organisation
There was, however, a problem in that the role of the sub-postmaster became somewhat ambiguous and he was not sure what degree of discipline and supervision he could exercise in the new system. There were also occasional problems, ...
George Kanawaty, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUB-POSTMASTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sub-postmaster is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Masked robber told Derby sub-postmaster: 'Be very careful and no …
A MASKED robber passed a note to a veteran sub-postmaster saying he had a gun and warning "be very careful and nobody dies today". Aaron Brady walked ... «Derby Telegraph, Apr 15»
2
Post Office to face select committee over sub-postmaster mediation …
They include Jo Hamilton, who was the sub-postmaster in South Warnborough. The sub-postmasters argue that any discrepancies in their accounts were due to ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jan 15»
3
North East Hampshire MP blasts the Post Office over sub-postmaster
THE MP for North East Hampshire has described the Post Office as “duplicitous” over its running of a mediation scheme involving aggrieved sub-postmasters. «Basingstoke Gazette, Dec 14»
4
Sub-postmaster from Somerset gains support in bid to clear name
FORENSIC accountants are combing through mountains of paperwork to support the case of hundreds of sub-postmasters who say they've been wrongly ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, Dec 14»
5
MPs attack Post Office sub-postmaster mediation scheme
MPs have criticised the Post Office for how it has handled claims its IT system caused at least 150 sub-postmasters to be wrongly accused of false accounting ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
6
Big send off for Stewartstown Sub-Postmaster Ian
Speaking to the MAIL about his time as sub-postmaster in Stewartstown, Ian said he was sad to be retiring as his job was such a big part of his life for so long. «Tyrone Times, May 14»
7
Sub-postmaster advises customers to fight against post office …
DC Thomson. A Perthshire sub-postmaster is advising his customers to buy their stamps for Christmas now to save money ahead of a price increase on April 1. «The Courier, Mar 14»
8
Tributes to long serving Queensferry subpostmaster
The father-of-three, who became a sub-postmaster in 1952, the year the Queen came to the throne, also ran Sandycroft Post Office for more than two decades. «News North Wales, Feb 14»
9
Former Whitfield sub-postmaster £16500 out of pocket because of …
As sub-postmaster, the 61-year-old businessman was initially suspended and then found personally liable for the stolen money, which he had to repay from his ... «The Courier, Feb 14»
10
End in sight for sub-postmaster claims against Post Office's Horizon …
In The Current Issue: – Model railway company Hornby takes classic hobby brands into digital age – Banker's startup experience feathers the nest for Starling ... «TechTarget, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sub-Postmaster [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sub-postmaster>. Apr 2024 ».
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