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master

UK /ˈmɑːstə/US /ˈmæstɚ/

noun 30
verb 6
adjective 4
forms 6
phrases 4

noun30

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a person who has power over other people, animals or things
- We are masters of the sea. — 1881
The owner of an animal or slave.
Someone who employs others.
The owner of a slave, in some literature.
(old-fashioned) A male head of household.
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An expert at something.
- Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
A skilled artist.
A master's degree.
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A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- She has a master in psychology.
A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
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The original of a document or of a recording.
- The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
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Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
- "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid. — 1995
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(old-fashioned) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
- Where there are little Masters and Misses in a House, they are usually great Impediments to the Diversions of the Servants — 1731
A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
(old-fashioned) A male schoolteacher.
The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
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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.[…]
A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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The copyright in a sound recording.
- Many modern recording artists value owning their masters.
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The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three— — 1896
Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
A male dominant.
A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
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A person holding such a degree.
- He is a master of marine biology.
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Ellipsis of master key.
- The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key. — 2020
[in compounds] A vessel having a specified number of masts.
The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
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The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
- The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.

verb6

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To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows. — 1693
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To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.
To make a master copy of.
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To earn a Master's degree.
- He mastered in English at the state college.
To be a master.
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(no longer used) To own; to possess.
- […]the wealth / That the world masters. — 1596

adjective4

Masterful.
Main, principal or predominant.
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Highly skilled.
- In another minute she lay peaceful and motionless under the anaesthetic — a statue, immobile, yet expressionful, as though carved by some master hand. — 1895
Original.

forms

mastered · mastering · mastereth · masters · masterest · Masters

Phrases with master

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