meister

noun meis·ter \ ˈmīs-tər \

Definition of meister

:one who is knowledgeable about something specified —often used in combination

puzzle-meister

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Examples of meister in a Sentence

asked the office's wine meister to recommend a good bottle for a dinner party that she was hosting

Recent Examples of meister from the Web

The only folks who can derail this express are the greed-meisters running MLS.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc: Only MLS can slow FC Cincinnati's momentum now," 9 Aug. 2017
The accolade required hours of classes every week for four months: In 2009, Nick Sakagami of Los Angeles became the only person outside of Japan to be certified as an osakana meister, or fish master.

— alyson krueger, New York Times, "A ‘Fish Master’ on Eating Tuna (and Other Fish) Responsibly," 26 July 2017
SAN MATEO — Tweet meisters Donald Trump and Balco mastermind Victor Conte seem universes apart.

— elliott almond, The Mercury News, "Balco felon Victor Conte wants Donald Trump removed from office," 17 Feb. 2017
A key reason that Network Solutions is suddenly becoming more active in its PR efforts is because the company hired a professional spin-meister, Christopher Clough, who signed on six weeks ago as director of communications.

— wired staff, WIRED, "Network Solutions Reaches Out with Hard-Luck Tale," 24 Jan. 1997

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Origin and Etymology of meister

Yiddish mayster & German Meister master, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister — more at master

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First Known Use: 1979

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