noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈwɛbmæstɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:W EH1 B M AE2 S T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of webmaster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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3
verb
Meaning 3
To design, develop and maintain a website.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a technician who designs or maintains a website
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: technician
History
Etymology
From Web + master.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Cornish:
gwiasvester
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Dutch:
webmaster
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Esperanto:
retejestro
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Estonian:
veebmeister
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Finnish:
sivustovastaava
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Finnish:
verkkovastaava
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Finnish:
webmaster
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
French:
webmestre
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
French:
webmaster
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Norman:
maître-pêtre
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Occitan:
webmèstre
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Occitan:
oebmèstre
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Spanish:
webmaster
— the person responsible for maintaining a website
Swedish:
webbansvarig
— the person responsible for maintaining a website