Definitions of MASTER in various dictionaries:
noun -
an artist of consummate skill
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a person who has general authority over others
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a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
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directs the work of others
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presiding officer of a school
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an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
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an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
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someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
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an authority qualified to teach apprentices
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key that secures entrance everywhere
verb -
be or become completely proficient or skilled in
verb -
get on top of
verb -
have dominance or the power to defeat over
verb -
have a firm understanding or knowledge of
adj -
most important element
One that has control over another or others.
The owner of a slave or an animal.
One who has control over or ownership of something: the master of a large tea plantation.
The captain of a merchant ship.
An employer.
The man who serves as the head of a household.
One who defeats another; a victor.
One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.
A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.
One who holds a master’s degree.
An artist or a performer of great and exemplary skill.
An old master.
A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.
An expert: a master of three languages.
Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.
Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
Used as a title for any of various male law court officers.
Used as a form of address for a man; mister.
An original, especially an original audio recording, from which copies can be made.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.
Principal or predominant: a master plot.
Controlling all other parts of a mechanism: a master switch.
Highly skilled or proficient: a master thief.
Being an original from which copies are made.
To act as or be the master of.
To make oneself a master of: mastered the language in a year’s study.
To overcome or defeat: He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.
To reduce to subjugation; break or tame (an animal, for example).
To produce a master audio recording for.
To season or age (dyed goods).
verb - to become skilled in