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master
1 a
(1): a male teacher
(2): a person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's boften capitalized : a revered religious leader c: a worker or artisan qualified to teach apprentices d
(1): an artist, performer, or player of consummate skill
(2): a great figure of the past (as in science or art) whose work serves as a model or ideal2 a: one having authority over another : ruler
, governor b: one that conquers or masters : victor
, superior <in the new challenger the champion found his master> c: a person licensed to command a merchant ship d
(1): one having control
(2): an owner especially of a slave or animal e: the employer especially of a servant f
(1)dialect : husband
(2): the male head of a household3 a
(1)archaic : mr.
(2): a youth or boy too young to be called mister —used as a title b: the eldest son of a Scottish viscount or baron4 a: a presiding officer in an institution or society (as a college) b: any of several officers of court appointed to assist (as by hearing and reporting) a judge5 a: a master mechanism or device b: an original from which copies can be made
; especially : a master recording (as a magnetic tape)
— mas·ter·ship
\-ˌship\
noun
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