meister

See also: Meister and -meister

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German Meister (“master", "champion”)

NounEdit

meister (plural meisters)

1. A person of great skill or authority in a particular field
   • 2009, January 20, “Natalie Angier”, in In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science^[1]:

     The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister.

AnagramsEdit

• metiers, métiers, reemits, retimes, tremies

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GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

meister

1. inflected form of viel

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛistɛr/ (example of pronunciation)

NounEdit

meister m (definite singular meisteren, indefinite plural meistrar, definite plural meistrane)

1. master (person of authority)
2. champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)

Derived termsEdit

• meistra/meistre
• verdsmeister
• meisterskap

ReferencesEdit

• “meister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.