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master
Found in thesaurus: artist, ruler, fighter, battler, employer, head teacher, school principal, ship's officer, scholar, bookman, authority, know, defeat, control
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master
n.
lord, ruler; captain of a ship; principal of a school; owner of a slave or animal; expert practitioner; skilled artist, virtuoso; one who has victory over another; one whose teachings inspire and guide others; title of respect for a young male
v.
rule, command, control; vanquish, subjugate; become proficient, grasp
adj.
chief, principal; controlling, ruling; expert, proficient, skilled; superior
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Master
Master, masters and the Master may refer to:
Ranks and titles
- Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline
- Master (college), head of a college
- Schoolmaster, presiding officer of a school
- Master (form of address), a title used for boys and young men, in formal correspondence
- Dharma master, an honorific title for Buddhist monks and nuns
- Master (judiciary), a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions
- Master (martial arts)
- Master (naval), a former naval rank
- Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Chess master, a rank of chess player
- Master, the Captain of a ship
- Master craftsman in the Medieval guilds
- Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy
- Master of Ceremonies, or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance.
- Masters of the Ancient Wisdom (Theosophy), reputed to be enlightened beings originally identified by the founders of the Theosophical Society
- Old Master, a term for a recognised Western painter active before about 1800
- Station master, formerly the person in charge of railway stations
- Venerable Master, the master of a French freemasonic lodge
- Worshipful Master, the governing authority over a Masonic Lodge
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master
Noun
1. an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
(synonym) maestro
(hypernym) artist, creative person
(hyponym) old master
(derivation) control
2. a person who has general authority over others
(synonym) overlord, lord
(hypernym) ruler, swayer
(hyponym) feudal lord, seigneur, seignior
(derivation) dominate
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
(synonym) victor, superior
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(hyponym) conqueror, vanquisher
4. directs the work of other
(hypernym) employer
(hyponym) postmaster
5. presiding officer of a school
(synonym) headmaster, schoolmaster
(hypernym) principal, school principal, head teacher, head
(hyponym) housemaster
6. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
(synonym) master copy, original
(hypernym) creation
7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
(synonym) captain, sea captain, skipper
(hypernym) officer, ship's officer
(hyponym) Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd
8. someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
(hypernym) scholar, scholarly person, student
9. an authority qualified to teach apprentices
(synonym) professional
(hypernym) authority
(hyponym) past master
10. key that secures entrance everywhere
(synonym) passkey, passe-partout, master key
(hypernym) key
(hyponym) skeleton key
Verb
1. be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
(synonym) get the hang
(hypernym) know
(entail) drill, exercise, practice, practise
(derivation) maestro
2. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
(synonym) overcome, get over, subdue, surmount
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(hyponym) bulldog
3. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
(synonym) dominate
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) command
(derivation) overlord, lord
4. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
(synonym) control
(hypernym) know
(hyponym) cinch
(entail) understand
(verb-group) operate, control
(derivation) maestro
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Master (der)
nm.
master, title of respect for a young male; master of arts, MA, post-graduate degree; person who holds an M.A. degree
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master
nm.
master, master's degree, second degree, M.A.
