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Old English mæġester, from Latin magister (“chief, teacher”). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre also from Latin magister.

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master (plural masters)

  1. Someone who has control over something or someone.
  2. Owner of an animal or slave.
    A good master should take good care of his pets.
  3. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
  4. Someone who employs others.
  5. An expert at something.
    Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
  6. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
  7. A skilled artist.
  8. (dated) A courtesy title of a man or a boy; mister. See Master.
  9. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
    She has a master in psychology.
  10. A person holding such a degree.
    He is a master of marine biology.
  11. The original of a document or of a recording.
    The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
  12. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
  13. (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
    The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property....

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someone who has control over something or someone
owner of an animal or slave
captain of a merchant ship
someone who employs others
expert at something
tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices
courtesy title of a man
courtesy title for a boy
original of a document or of a recording
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master (not comparable)

  1. masterful
  2. main, principal or predominant
  3. highly skilled
  4. original

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main, principal or predominant
highly skilled
original

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master (third-person singular simple present masters, present participle mastering, simple past and past participle mastered)

  1. to be a master
  2. (transitive) to control
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
      Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
  3. (transitive) to learn to a high degree of proficiency
    It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.

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Terms derived from the noun "master"

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to be a master
to control
to learn to a high degree

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master m.

  1. master's degree (postgraduate degree)


This French entry was created from the translations listed at master's degree. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see master in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010

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master

  1. Indefinite plural of mast

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master

  1. master
    see also Master

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master

  1. indefinite plural of mast

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master

  1. master
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