webmaster

American

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

Also Webmaster, or web master

noun

a person who designs or maintains a website.

webmaster British

/ ˈwɛbˌmɑːstə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Taranto was previously listed as the webmaster for the Franklin County Republican Party, and was being sued by the widow of a D.C.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

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

A number of America’s finest journalists, the works of many government watchdog entities, and yet it took a random miscommunication with a webmaster working for unpaid amateurs to turn this around.

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

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