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stationmaster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The person in charge of a railroad 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the person in charge of a railway station

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: station agent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: master

History

Etymology

From station + master.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: geltokiburu — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Bulgarian: началник гара (načalnik gara) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Chinese Mandarin: 站長 /站长 (zhànzhǎng) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火車站站長 /火车站站长 (huǒchēzhàn zhànzhǎng) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Danish: stationsmester — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Finnish: asemapäällikkö — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • French: chef de gare — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • German: Bahnhofsvorsteher — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • German: Bahnhofsvorstand — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Greek: σταθμάρχης (stathmárchis) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Indonesian: kepala stasiun — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Indonesian: sep — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Ingrian: stantsian nacalnikka — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Italian: capostazione — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Japanese: 駅長 (ekichō) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Norwegian: stasjonsmester — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Portuguese: chefe de estação — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Romanian: șef de gară — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Russian: нача́льник ста́нции (načálʹnik stáncii) — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Swedish: stins — the person in charge of a railroad station
  • Swedish: stationsinspektor — the person in charge of a railroad station
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