"webmaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: webmasters [plural]
Etymology: Web + master Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Web|master}} Web + master Head templates: {{en-noun}} webmaster (plural webmasters)
  1. A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites. Categories (topical): Occupations, World Wide Web Synonyms: Web master, web master, Webmaster Coordinate_terms: webmistress Translations (the person responsible for maintaining a website): webmaster [masculine] (Dutch), retejestro (Esperanto), veebmeister (Estonian), sivustovastaava (Finnish), verkkovastaava (Finnish), webmaster (Finnish), webmestre (French), webmaster (French), maître-pêtre [masculine] (Norman), webmaster [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-webmaster-en-noun-fX4Zg6It Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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