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webmaster

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈwɛbmæstɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Synonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To design, develop and maintain a website.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a technician who designs or maintains a website

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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