webmaster

American  

[web-mas-ter, ‑-mah-ster] / ˈwɛbˌmæs tər, ‑ˌmɑ stər /

Also Webmaster, or web master

noun

1. a person who designs or maintains a website.

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webmaster British  

/ ˈwɛbˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. a person responsible for the administration of a website on the World Wide Web

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Etymology

Origin of webmaster

First recorded in 1995–2000; (World Wide) Web + master

Explanation

Someone who's in charge of updating and maintaining an online site or page is a webmaster. If you want to submit a photo of your dog to IncrediblyAdorableAnimals.com, you should email the webmaster. These days, the term webmaster isn't quite as common as it once was — you might see job titles like "website administrator" or "web developer" used instead. Still, it's not unusual for smaller websites to have one person who's in charge of many different aspects of keeping the site functioning and looking good, from design to analyzing traffic to troubleshooting problems. Since this person is in charge of the website, it's appropriate to refer to her as a webmaster.

Example Sentences

Navy veteran and a webmaster for the Republican Party in Franklin County, in Washington state, according to the Tri-City Herald newspaper.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

"It is a partial census ... We know very well that it's not complete, it's very much a work in progress," Igor Pizzirusso, a public history researcher and webmaster of the site, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2022

If the website is a legitimate one that you want to keep visiting contact the webmaster, and let them know about the botnet.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022

On the morning of Sept. 21, 2011, we emailed our webmaster with final instructions for the “go-live” of "Who Is Rich Blee?"

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2018

After being a “traditional” librarian, Bruno Didier created in 1996 the website of the Pasteur Institute Library in Paris, France, and became its webmaster.

From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie