Middle English master "master," from Old English magister and early French meistre, both meaning "master" and both from Latin magister "master, teacher, one who holds high political or military …

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MASTER definition: 1. the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal: 2. a person who employs a servant or…. Learn more.

If you say that someone is a master of a particular activity, you mean that they are extremely skilled at it. She was a master of the English language. He is a master at blocking progress. They appear …

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master. 2. Principal or predominant: a master plot. 3. Controlling all other parts of a mechanism: a master switch. 4. Highly skilled or proficient: a master thief.

4 days ago · master (plural masters) Someone who has control over something or someone. quotations

Master (Master and Margarita), a character from the Mikhail Bulgakov novel The Master (Doctor Who), a recurring villain in the science fiction television series Doctor Who

MASTER definition: a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something. See examples of master used in a sentence.

There are 79 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word master, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The original of something (like a recording) is the master. Masters are also experts in fields, from karate to painting.