MEISTER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

meister

noun

ˈmī-stər

Definition of meister

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field asked the office's wine meister to recommend a good bottle for a dinner party that she was hosting

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Recent Examples of meister The horror meister also dismisses outright any talk online about slowing his filmmaking pace after the box office disappointment for Keeper. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025 The reveal coincides with Opening Night Live, the last big video game event of the summer hosted by video game hype meister Geoff Keighley. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024 Doug Hasker, Puesto’s brewmaster, is known as San Diego’s lager meister. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024 Zero sacks for sack-meister Chris Jones, Burrow not needing to flash his twinkle-toes much. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2022 Lucky for shoppers inundated by choices, their favorite stud-meister Dillon Passage is single and ready to … tingle (forgive me). — Joan Kubicek, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021 First in the Pegasus and first in his last three races, including the Whitney Stakes in Saratoga in August, speed-meister Knicks Go is arguably the next greatest threat to Medina Spirit after Essential Quality. — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 John Ringling had progressed from clowning to a role as the company’s business-meister, however, and to him the move was unavoidable. — Les Standiford, Time, 15 June 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meister

Noun

China has a tradition of paternalistic government regulations meant to pre-empt potential problems, said Yolanda Ma, an expert on AI governance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
But experts agree that as long as the change is safe and age-appropriate, experimenting with personal style can be a healthy part of identity development.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

Prominent conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro is listed as senior counsel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
But jobs are really bundles of tasks, some more amenable to automation than others, according to Stanford professor Charles Jones, a leading scholar of how AI will affect growth.

— Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

Hoult’s Gilderoy Lockhart a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
But then they’re interrupted by Wil Wheaton, who’s a wizard in this universe.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of wizard

Noun

Each band member was a virtuoso on his instrument, four guys creating something compelling on their own, but fitting together like a super-sonic Tetris puzzle.

— Jonathan Schwartz, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Jones eventually embraced a broad swath of influences ranging from the inimitable Stevie Wonder to prog-rock virtuoso Keith Emerson.

— Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

Definition of virtuoso

Noun

Lest things get predictable, Tasjan’s adept at letting the music battle with the lyrics in a way that hints at how any experience is far more complex than we are led to believe.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Tech pioneer adept at shifting gears Atom Power was co-founded in 2015 by Kouroussis and Ryan Kennedy as a UNC Charlotte incubator, a project that started at the college before spinning off its own company and moving to the Lake Norman area.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of adept

Noun

However, cooking show fans suspect that Meghan’s idea of becoming a Stewart successor might involve borrowing heavily from the guru.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
The lifestyle guru said her transition from actress to royal to TV personality doesn’t track.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of guru

Noun

Stephen King‘s Desperation is headed to the big screen, with Searchlight bringing together some high flying names to develop a take on the 1996 novel by the horror maestro.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Like a maestro whose true medium is the moment, she’s given us nothing to do but wait and find out.

— Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

Definition of maestro

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