meister
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Meister (“master, highly skilled tradesman; champion”), from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister, whence also English master, mister, magister, and maestro.
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NounEdit
meister (plural meisters)
- 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.
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GermanEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
meister
- inflection of viel:
AdjectiveEdit
meister
- inflection of meist:
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
meister m (definite singular meisteren, indefinite plural meistrar, definite plural meistrane)
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See alsoEdit
- mester (Bokmål)
ReferencesEdit
- “meister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.