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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister. Doublet of магі́стр (mahístr, possessor of master's degree) and мі́стер (míster, mister (term of address in English-speaking countries)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmai̯ster]
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Noun

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ма́йстер (májsterm pers (genitive ма́йстра, nominative plural ма́йстри, genitive plural ма́йстрів, feminine майстри́ня)

  1. expert, master, professional, specialist
    Synonym: фахіве́ць (faxivécʹ)
  2. foreman, overseer (leader of a work crew)
  3. master (a skilled artist)
  4. (colloqiual) carpenter
  5. (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)
    Synonym: ві́зард (vízard)

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