(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)