See also: Master, máster, màster, and Mäster

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Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (master), from Latin magister (chief, teacher, leader), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s, (as in magnus (great)) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (servant)). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre (noun) and maistriier, maister (verb) from the same Latin source. Compare also Saterland Frisian Mäster (master), West Frisian master (master), Dutch meester (master), German Meister (master). Doublet of maestro and magister.

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Noun edit

master (plural masters, feminine mistress)

  1. Someone who has control over something or someone.
  2. The owner of an animal or slave.
  3. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
    Synonyms: skipper, captain
  4. (dated) A male head of a household.
  5. Someone who employs others.
  6. An expert at something.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skilled person
    Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
    • 1843 July, [Thomas Babington Macaulay], “Art. VII—The Life of Joseph Addison. By Lucy Aikin.”, in The Edinburgh Review, number CLVII, page 231:
      But that which chiefly distinguishes Addison from Swift, from Voltaire, from almost all the other great masters of ridicule, is the grace, the nobleness, the moral purity, which we find even in his merriment.
    • 1693, [John Locke], “§189”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: [] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, [], →OCLC:
      No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.
    • 1977, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope:
      Darth Vader: I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner; now I am the master.
      Obi-Wan Kenobi: Only a master of evil, Darth.
    • 2001, “People with Cancer”, in Falun Gong Stories: A Journey to Ultimate Health[1], Golden Lotus Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62:
      A turning point came earlier this year. In January 2000, the local Qigong master who treated me asked me to find Falun Gong material on the Internet for him.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:master.
  7. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
  8. (dated) A male schoolteacher.
  9. A skilled artist.
  10. (dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
  11. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
    Synonyms: masters, master's, (Quebec) magistrate
    She has a master in psychology.
  12. A person holding such a degree.
    He is a master of marine biology.
  13. The original of a document or of a recording.
    The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
  14. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
    Synonyms: establishing shot, long shot
  15. (law) 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. []
  16. (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
    Synonyms: coordinator, primary
    Antonyms: secondary, slave, worker
    a master wheel
    a master database
  17. (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
  18. (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
  19. Short for master key.
    • 2020, Jane M. Wiggins, Facilities Manager's Desk Reference, page 517:
      The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key.
  20. (BDSM) A male dominant.
    Coordinate term: mistress
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  • Sranan Tongo: masra
  • Catalan: màster
  • Finnish: master
  • French: master
  • German: Master
  • Polish: master
  • Portuguese: máster
  • Spanish: máster
  • Turkish: master
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Adjective edit

master (not comparable)

  1. Masterful.
    a master performance
  2. Main, principal or predominant.
  3. Highly skilled.
    master batsman
    • 1895, Marshall Mather, Lancashire Idylls, page 39:
      In another minute she lay peaceful and motionless under the anæsthetic — a statue, immobile, yet expressionful, as though carved by some master hand.
  4. Original.
    master copy
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Verb edit

master (third-person singular simple present masters, present participle mastering, simple past and past participle mastered)

  1. (intransitive) To be a master.
  2. (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
    • 1693, [John Locke], “(please specify the section number)”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: [] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, [], →OCLC:
      Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, chapter 4, in Moonfleet, London, Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934:
      Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
  3. (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
    It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To own; to possess.
  5. (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
  6. (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
    He mastered in English at the state college.
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Etymology 2 edit

mast +‎ -er

Noun edit

master (plural masters)

  1. (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
    a two-master
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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English master.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑster/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠te̞r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑster
  • Syllabification(key): mas‧ter

Noun edit

master

  1. (BDSM) (male) dom

Declension edit

Inflection of master (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative master masterit
genitive masterin masterien
mastereiden
mastereitten
partitive masteria mastereita
mastereja
illative masteriin mastereihin
singular plural
nominative master masterit
accusative nom. master masterit
gen. masterin
genitive masterin masterien
mastereiden
mastereitten
partitive masteria mastereita
mastereja
inessive masterissa mastereissa
elative masterista mastereista
illative masteriin mastereihin
adessive masterilla mastereilla
ablative masterilta mastereilta
allative masterille mastereille
essive masterina mastereina
translative masteriksi mastereiksi
abessive masteritta mastereitta
instructive masterein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of master (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative masterini masterini
accusative nom. masterini masterini
gen. masterini
genitive masterini masterieni
mastereideni
mastereitteni
partitive masteriani mastereitani
masterejani
inessive masterissani mastereissani
elative masteristani mastereistani
illative masteriini mastereihini
adessive masterillani mastereillani
ablative masteriltani mastereiltani
allative masterilleni mastereilleni
essive masterinani mastereinani
translative masterikseni mastereikseni
abessive masterittani mastereittani
instructive
comitative mastereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative masterisi masterisi
accusative nom. masterisi masterisi
gen. masterisi
genitive masterisi masteriesi
mastereidesi
mastereittesi
partitive masteriasi mastereitasi
masterejasi
inessive masterissasi mastereissasi
elative masteristasi mastereistasi
illative masteriisi mastereihisi
adessive masterillasi mastereillasi
ablative masteriltasi mastereiltasi
allative masterillesi mastereillesi
essive masterinasi mastereinasi
translative masteriksesi mastereiksesi
abessive masterittasi mastereittasi
instructive
comitative mastereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative masterimme masterimme
accusative nom. masterimme masterimme
gen. masterimme
genitive masterimme masteriemme
mastereidemme
mastereittemme
partitive masteriamme mastereitamme
masterejamme
inessive masterissamme mastereissamme
elative masteristamme mastereistamme
illative masteriimme mastereihimme
adessive masterillamme mastereillamme
ablative masteriltamme mastereiltamme
allative masterillemme mastereillemme
essive masterinamme mastereinamme
translative masteriksemme mastereiksemme
abessive masterittamme mastereittamme
instructive
comitative mastereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative masterinne masterinne
accusative nom. masterinne masterinne
gen. masterinne
genitive masterinne masterienne
mastereidenne
mastereittenne
partitive masterianne mastereitanne
masterejanne
inessive masterissanne mastereissanne
elative masteristanne mastereistanne
illative masteriinne mastereihinne
adessive masterillanne mastereillanne
ablative masteriltanne mastereiltanne
allative masterillenne mastereillenne
essive masterinanne mastereinanne
translative masteriksenne mastereiksenne
abessive masterittanne mastereittanne
instructive
comitative mastereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative masterinsa masterinsa
accusative nom. masterinsa masterinsa
gen. masterinsa
genitive masterinsa masteriensa
mastereidensa
mastereittensa
partitive masteriaan
masteriansa
mastereitaan
masterejaan
mastereitansa
masterejansa
inessive masterissaan
masterissansa
mastereissaan
mastereissansa
elative masteristaan
masteristansa
mastereistaan
mastereistansa
illative masteriinsa mastereihinsa
adessive masterillaan
masterillansa
mastereillaan
mastereillansa
ablative masteriltaan
masteriltansa
mastereiltaan
mastereiltansa
allative masterilleen
masterillensa
mastereilleen
mastereillensa
essive masterinaan
masterinansa
mastereinaan
mastereinansa
translative masterikseen
masteriksensa
mastereikseen
mastereiksensa
abessive masterittaan
masterittansa
mastereittaan
mastereittansa
instructive
comitative mastereineen
mastereinensa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English master. Doublet of maestro, borrowed from Italian, magister, borrowed from Latin, and maître, inherited from Latin.

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Noun edit

master m (plural masters)

  1. master's degree, master's (postgraduate degree)
  2. master (golf tournament)
  3. master, master copy

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Etymology edit

From Dutch master, from English master, from Middle English maister, mayster, meister, from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (master), from Latin magister (chief, teacher, leader), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s, (as in magnus (great)) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (servant)). Doublet of maestro, magister, and mester.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmast̪ər]
  • Hyphenation: mas‧têr

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master (plural master-master, first-person possessive masterku, second-person possessive mastermu, third-person possessive masternya)

  1. master:
    1. someone who has control over something or someone.
    2. an expert at something.
    3. the original of a document or of a recording.
    4. (education) a master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
      Synonym: magister

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Noun edit

master m or f

  1. indefinite plural of mast

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Etymology 1 edit

From English master. Doublet of magister.

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master m (definite singular masteren, indefinite plural masterar, definite plural masterane)

  1. a master's degree
  2. a master's thesis
  3. a person that has a master's degree
  4. original document or recording

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master f (definite singular mastra or mastri, indefinite plural mastrer, definite plural mastrene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of mast

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

master f

  1. indefinite plural of mast

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Old Frisian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *maester, from Latin magister. Cognates include Old English mæġester and Old Saxon mēstar.

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Noun edit

māster m

  1. master
  2. leader
  3. commissioner

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Declension of māster (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative māster māsterar, māstera
genitive māsteres māstera
dative māstere māsterum, māsterem
accusative māster māsterar, māstera

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English master. Doublet of măiestru, maestru, maistru, magistru, and meșter.

Noun edit

master m (plural mastere)

  1. master's degree

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Noun edit

master

  1. indefinite plural of mast

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master c (plural masters, diminutive masterke)

  1. master

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Further reading edit

  • master”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011