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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English mæġester, from Latin magister (chief, teacher)

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[edit] Noun

Singular
master

Plural
masters

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. the original of a document or of a recording.
    The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
  10. (cinematography) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
  11. (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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[edit] Adjective

master (not comparable)

Positive
master

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

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

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to master

Third person singular
masters

Simple past
mastered

Past participle
mastered

Present participle
mastering

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

  1. to be a master
  2. to control
  3. to learn to a high degree of proficiency

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

master

  1. Indefinite plural of mast

[edit] Old Frisian

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master

  1. master
    see also Master

[edit] West Frisian

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master

  1. master