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See also: master, máster, màster, Mäster, and mäster

English

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

Master (plural Masters)

  1. Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
    • 1995, Barbara Hambly, Children of the Jedi, page 81:
      "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.
  2. A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
  3. The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
  4. A master's degree.
  5. A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
  6. The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
    The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.
  7. The owner of a slave, in some literature.
  8. (BDSM) Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
    Coordinate terms: Mistress, Mxtress

Proper noun

Master

  1. (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man.
    Coordinate term: Maiden
    • 2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89
      ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
    • 2003, A. J. Drew, Patricia Telesco, God/Goddess: Exploring and Celebrating the Two Sides of Wiccan Deity, page 38:
      In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.
    • 2009, Debbe Tompkins, Witch School: Living the Wiccan Life, page 18
      Master of the Seasons of the Year, I call upon you and ask you to be here with me in this, my ritual.
  2. (banking) Mastercard

Derived terms

  • Chancery Master
  • Master of foxhounds
  • Master of the bench
  • Master of the Horse
  • Master of the Household
  • Master of the Rolls
  • MEd

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Bavarian

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Etymology

From Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Proto-West Germanic *maistar (“master”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Master m (plural Master) (East Central)

  1. master
  2. (sports) champion

Derived terms

  • Burgermaster
  • Bådemaster
  • Europamaster
  • Fuaßboimaster
  • Hausmaster
  • Konzertmaster
  • Kuchlmaster
  • Wödmaster

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English master. Doublet of Maestro, Magister, and Meister.

Pronunciation

Noun

Master m (strong, genitive Masters, plural Master)

  1. master's degree
  2. master graduate

Declension

Declension of Master [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • Masterprüfung
  • Masterstudiengang

See also

Old Frisian

Etymology

From māster (“master”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Māster m

  1. God, the Lord, the Creator

Inflection

More information singular, plural ...

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