Master Definition
măstər
mastered, mastering, masters
noun
masters
A person, esp. a man, who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something.
Webster's New World
Someone or something regarded as having control, power, etc.
Master of the situation.
Webster's New World
The captain of a merchant ship.
American Heritage
A person very skilled and able in some work, profession, science, etc.; expert.
Webster's New World
One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.
American Heritage
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adjective
Being a master.
Webster's New World
Of a master.
Webster's New World
Principal or predominant.
A master plot.
American Heritage
Controlling all other parts of a mechanism.
A master switch.
American Heritage
Chief; main; controlling; specif., designating something that controls others or sets a standard or norm.
A master switch, a master sheet of test answers.
Webster's New World
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verb
mastered, mastering, masters
To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about.
Mastered the language in a year's study.
American Heritage
To become master of; control, conquer, etc.
Webster's New World
To rule or govern as master.
Webster's New World
To overcome or defeat.
He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.
American Heritage
To become an expert in (an art, science, etc.)
Webster's New World
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Origin of Master
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From Middle English maister, mayster, meister, from Old English mÇ£ster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master"), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader"), from Old Latin magester, from mag- (as in magnus (“great")) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (“servant"). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre from the same Latin source.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English māgister, mægister Old French maistre both from Latin magister meg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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mast +"Ž -er
From Wiktionary
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