webmaster webmistress <World-Wide Web> (Sometimes "webmistress") The alias or role of the person(s) responsible for the development and maintenance of one or more {web servers} and/or some or all of the {web pages} at a {website}. The term does not imply any particular level of skill or mastery (see "{webmonkey}"). The webmaster's {e-mail address} often appears on the {home page} of the site. Failing that, you could try sending e-mail to {postmaster} (from which the term is probably derived) or {root} at that {host}, possibly after removing an initial "www.". (1999-04-01)