postmaster

head of a post office
Intangible historical_profession Q1416611
postmaster
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postmaster

Summary

postmaster is a historical profession[1]. postmaster draws 247 Wikipedia views per month (historical_profession category, ranking #56 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • postmaster's instance of is recorded as historical profession[3].
  • postmaster's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • postmaster's instance of is recorded as position[5].
  • postmaster is a type of office supervisors[6].
  • postmaster is a type of postal worker[7].
  • postmaster's Commons category is recorded as Postmasters[8].
  • postmaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Postmasters[9].
  • postmaster's different from is recorded as postal official[10].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'postmistress'}[11].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Postmeisterin'}[12].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'maestra de postes'}[13].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'поштмайстарка'}[14].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mestra de postes'}[15].
  • postmaster's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מנהלת בית דואר'}[16].
  • postmaster's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'postmaster'}[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical profession[3], occupation[4], and position[5]. Recorded subclass of include office supervisors[6] and postal worker[7].

Why It Matters

postmaster draws 247 Wikipedia views per month (historical_profession category, ranking #56 of 153).[2] postmaster has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] postmaster is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). postmaster. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/postmaster
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_postmaster_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{postmaster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/postmaster}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'lg', 'pl', 'ru', '
    Harper's tag → postmasters
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: postmasters, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948986|postmasters (#289948986)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical profession, occupation, position
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → office supervisors, postal worker
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529492405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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