stationmistress

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noun

The woman in charge of a railway station; a female stationmaster.

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Meanings

nounstationmistress (plural stationmistresses)

plural stationmistresses

  1. rail transportThe woman in charge of a railway station; a female stationmaster.

    At Corris the present G.W.R. operations are in charge of a stationmistress, recalling earlier days at Tan-y-Bwlch on the Festiniog line.

    1943 March and April, “Notes and News: On the Corris and Festiniog Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 114

Origin

From station + mistress.

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APA

stationmistress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationmistress

MLA

“stationmistress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationmistress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stationmistress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stationmistress.

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