master
noun
mas·ter
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Definition of master
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)
: a male teacher
(2)
: a person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's
also
: the degree itself
b
often capitalized
: a revered religious leader
c
: a worker or artisan qualified to teach apprentices — compare apprentice entry 1 sense 1b, journeyman sense 1
d(1)
: an artist, performer, or player of consummate (see consummate entry 1 sense 1) skill
(2)
: a great figure of the past (as in science or art) whose work serves as a model or ideal
c
: a person licensed to command a merchant ship
d(1)
: one having control
proved himself master of the situation
(2)
: an owner especially of a slave or animal
e
: the employer especially of a servant
(2)
: the male head of a household
(2)
: a youth or boy too young to be called mister
—used as a title
b
: the eldest son of a Scottish viscount or baron (see baron sense 2a)
4a
: a presiding (see preside sense 2) officer in an institution or society (such as a college)
b
: any of several officers of court appointed to assist (as by hearing and reporting) a judge
5a
: a master mechanism (see mechanism sense 1) or device
b
: an original from which copies can be made
especially
: a master recording (such as a magnetic tape)
master
adjectiveDefinition of master (Entry 2 of 3)
: being or relating to a master: such as
a
: having chief authority : dominant
b
: skilled, proficient
a prosperous master builder — Current Biography
c
: principal, predominant
d
: superlative
—often used in combination a master-liar
e
: being a device or mechanism that controls the operation of another mechanism or that establishes a standard (such as a dimension or weight)
f
: being or relating to a master from which duplicates are made
master
verb
mastered;
mastering\ ˈma-st(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of master (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: to become master of : overcome
mastered his fears
2a
: to become skilled or proficient in the use of
master a foreign language
b
: to gain a thorough understanding of
had mastered every aspect of publishing — Current Biography
3
: to produce a master recording of (something, such as a musical rendition)
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