EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Meister (“master", "champion”)
NounEdit
meister (plural meisters)
- A person of great skill or authority in a particular field
- 2009 January 20, Natalie Angier, “In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science”:
- The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister.
- 2009 January 20, Natalie Angier, “In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science”: