Definition of master
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1) : a male teacher
(2) : a person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's also : the degree itself
b often capitalized : a revered religious leader
c : a worker or artisan qualified to teach apprentices — compare apprentice entry 1 sense 1b, journeyman sense 1
d(1) : an artist, performer, or player of consummate (see consummate entry 1 sense 1) skill
(2) : a great figure of the past (as in science or art) whose work serves as a model or ideal
c : a person licensed to command a merchant ship
d(1) : one having control
proved himself master of the situation
(2) : an owner especially of a slave or animal
e : the employer especially of a servant
(2) : the male head of a household
(2) : a youth or boy too young to be called mister —used as a title
b : the eldest son of a Scottish viscount or baron (see baron sense 2a)
4a : a presiding (see preside sense 2) officer in an institution or society (such as a college)
b : any of several officers of court appointed to assist (as by hearing and reporting) a judge
5a : a master mechanism (see mechanism sense 1) or device
b : an original from which copies can be made especially : a master recording (such as a magnetic tape)
master
adjectiveDefinition of master (Entry 2 of 3)
: being or relating to a master: such as
a : having chief authority : dominant
b : skilled, proficient a prosperous master builder — Current Biography
c : principal, predominant
d : superlative —often used in combinationa master-liar
e : being a device or mechanism that controls the operation of another mechanism or that establishes a standard (such as a dimension or weight)
f : being or relating to a master from which duplicates are made
master
verbDefinition of master (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : to become master of : overcome mastered his fears
2a : to become skilled or proficient in the use of
master a foreign language
b : to gain a thorough understanding of
had mastered every aspect of publishing — Current Biography
3 : to produce a master recording of (something, such as a musical rendition)
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