Definitions for masterˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word master

Princeton's WordNet

  1. maestro, master(noun)

    an artist of consummate skill


  2. overlord, master, lord(noun)

    a person who has general authority over others

  3. victor, master, superior(noun)

    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

  4. master(noun)

    directs the work of others

  5. headmaster, schoolmaster, master(noun)

    presiding officer of a school

  6. master, master copy, original(noun)


  7. master, captain, sea captain, skipper(noun)

    an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

  8. master(noun)

    someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

  9. master, professional(noun)

    an authority qualified to teach apprentices

  10. passkey, passe-partout, master key, master(adj)

    key that secures entrance everywhere


    most important element


  12. master, get the hang(verb)

    be or become completely proficient or skilled in

    "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"

  13. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master(verb)

    get on top of; deal with successfully

    "He overcame his shyness"

  14. dominate, master(verb)

    have dominance or the power to defeat over


  15. master, control(verb)

    have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

    "Do you control these data?"


  1. master(Noun)

    Someone who has control over something or someone.

  2. master(Noun)

    Owner of an animal or slave.

    A good master should take good care of his pets.

  3. master(Noun)

    The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

  4. master(Noun)

    Someone who employs others.

  5. master(Noun)

    An expert at something.

    Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

  6. master(Noun)

    A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

  7. master(Noun)

    A skilled artist.

  8. master(Noun)

    A courtesy title of a man or a boy; mister. See Master.

  9. master(Noun)


    She has a master in psychology.

  10. master(Verb)

    to be a master

  11. master(Verb)

    to control

  12. master(Verb)

    to learn to a high degree of proficiency

    It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.

  13. master(Noun)

    A person holding such a degree.

    He is a master of marine biology.

  14. master(Noun)

    The original of a document or of a recording.

    The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.

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  17. master(Adjective)


  18. master(Adjective)

    main, principal or predominant

  19. master(Adjective)

    highly skilled

  20. master(Adjective)


  21. Master(Noun)

    Prefix to a boy's name.

  22. Master(Noun)

    A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.

    A good master should take good care of his pets.

  23. Master(Noun)

    A master's degree.

  24. Master(Noun)

    A person holding a master's degree, as a title.

  25. Master(Noun)

    The owner of a slave, in some literature.

    Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

  26. Master(Noun)


  27. Origin: mægester, from magister. Reinforced by maistre, mestre also from Latin magister.

Webster Dictionary

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  6. Master(noun)

    a young gentleman; a lad, or small boy

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  9. Master(verb)


  10. Master(verb)


  11. Master(verb)

    to own; to posses

  12. Master(verb)

    to be skillful; to excel

  13. Origin: [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. matre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me`gas. Cf. Maestro, Magister, Magistrate, Magnitude, Major, Mister, Mistress, Mickle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Master

    mas′tėr, n. one who commands: a lord or owner: a leader or ruler: a teacher: an employer: the commander of a merchant-ship: formerly the navigator or sailing-master of a ship-of-war: one eminently skilled in anything: the common title of address to a young gentleman, &c.: a title of dignity or office—a degree conferred by universities, as Master of Arts, &c., the title of the eldest son of a Scotch viscount or baron, the head of some corporations, as Balliol College, &c., of a lodge of freemasons, &c.: a husband.—adj. the chief, predominant: belonging to a master, chief, principal, as in Master-builder, &c.—v.t. to become master of: to overcome: to become skilful in: to execute with skill.—ns. Mas′ter-build′er, a chief builder, one who directs or employs others; Mas′terdom, power of control.—adj. Mas′terful, exercising the authority or power of a master: imperious: having the skill of a master.—adv. Mas′terfully, in a masterful or imperious manner.—ns. Mas′terfulness; Mas′ter-hand, the hand of a master: a person highly skilled; Mas′terhood; Mas′ter-joint, the most marked system of joints or divisional planes by which a rock is intersected; Mas′terkey, a key that opens many locks: a clue fitted to guide one out of many difficulties.—adj. Mas′terless, without a master or owner: ungoverned: unsubdued: beyond control.—n. Mas′terliness, quality of being masterly: masterly skill.—adj. Mas′terly, like a master: with the skill of a master: skilful: excellent: overbearing.—adv. with the skill of a master.—ns. Mas′ter-mar′iner, the captain of a merchant-vessel or fishing-vessel; Mas′ter-mā′son, a freemason who has attained the third degree; Mas′ter-mind; Mas′ter-pass′ion; Mas′terpiece, a piece of work worthy of a master: a work of superior skill: chief excellence; Mas′tership, the office of master: rule or dominion: superiority; Mas′terstroke, a stroke or performance worthy of a master: superior performance; Mas′ter-wheel, the wheel in a machine which imparts motion to other parts; Mas′ter-work, work worthy of a master: masterpiece; Mas′terwort, a perennial umbelliferous herb, native to northern Europe, its root reputed as a stomachic, sudorific, diuretic, &c.; Mas′tery, the power or authority of a master: dominion: victory: superiority: the attainment of superior power or skill.—Master of ceremonies, of the Rolls, &c. (see Ceremonies, Rolls, &c.); Master of the horse, the Roman Magister Equitum, an official appointed by the dictator to act next under himself: an equerry, esp. the exalted official bearing this name at the British court; Master of the Temple, the preacher of the Temple Church in London; Masters of the schools, at Oxford, the conductors of the first examination (Responsions) for the degree of B.A.—Masterly ina

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. master

    The commanding officer of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a government-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift Command by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. Also called MA.


  1. The Master

    The Master is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its associated spin-off works. The character is a renegade alien Time Lord and the archenemy of the title character the Doctor. The Master has been played by multiple actors since the character's introduction in 1971. Within the show, this is varyingly explained as the Master taking possession of other characters' bodies, or as a consequence of regeneration, a biological attribute allowing Time Lords to survive fatal injuries. The role was originated by Roger Delgado. Delgado portrayed the Master from 1971 until his death in 1973. From 1976 until the show's cancellation in 1989, the Master was portrayed by a succession of actors: Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers and Anthony Ainley. Gordon Tipple and Eric Roberts then took on the role for the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie. Since the show's revival in 2005, the Master has been portrayed by Derek Jacobi, John Simm and Michelle Gomez.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'master' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1677

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'master' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2163

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'master' in Nouns Frequency: #593

Anagrams for master »

  1. armest, armets, mastre, maters, matres, METARs, remast, stream, tamers, tremas


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of master in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of master in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Francis M. Faber Jr:

    Do 'keystones' have a 'Master'?

  2. Augustus Octavius:

    Practice, the master of all things.

  3. Pliny the Elder:

    The master's eye is the best fertilizer.

  4. Joseph Hall:

    He is great enough that is his own master.

  5. Seneca:

    The arts are the servant wisdom its master.

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Translations for master

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • سيد, أصُولِيّArabic
  • панBelarusian
  • собственик, майстор, стопанин, господар, капитан, оригинал, хазяинBulgarian
  • mestreCatalan, Valencian
  • mistr, pánCzech
  • Meister, meisternGerman
  • πλοίαρχος, αριστοτέχνης, κύριος, δάσκαλος, πρωτότυπο, μάστορας, κατέχω, αρχιτεχνίτης, καπετάνιος, αφεντικό, κυριαρχώ, αφέντης, κυβερνώ, κεντρικός, αυθεντικόςGreek
  • majstroEsperanto
  • patrón, señorito, capitán, maestro, maestre, maese, señor, amo, joven amo, másterSpanish
  • isandEstonian
  • اصلی, مَهتَر, ناخُدا, اُستاد, آقاپسَر, سَروَر, آقا, کارفَرما, سالار, ماهر, اصل, استادPersian
  • alkuperäisversio, työnantaja, isäntä, master-versio, mestari, master-kopio, hallita, kapteeni, nuoriherra, herra, pää-, alkuperäinen, -mestari, -taituriFinnish
  • maîtreFrench
  • ceannsaichScottish Gaelic
  • mesterHungarian
  • padrone, mastro, maestro, comandante, boss, padroneggiare, padrona, capo, proprietario, titolare, capitano, masterItalian
  • マスターする, マスター, 主人, おぼっちゃまJapanese
  • 주인Korean
  • وه‌ستاKurdish
  • dominus, magister, dominulusLatin
  • MeeschterLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • saimnieks, saimnieceLatvian
  • владее, господар, управува, раководи, мајстор, стопан, газда, господари, господарски, мајсторскиMacedonian
  • controleren, meester, beheersenDutch
  • masterkopi, herre, mestre, mester, beherske, original, lede, styre, original-, mester-, hoved-Norwegian
  • panicz, pani, pan, kopia-matka, kapitan, mistrz, władcaPolish
  • senhorzinho, máster, dono, mestre, proprietário, capitão, amo, patrão, senhorPortuguese
  • stăpâni, stăpân, original, proprietar, excela, patron, jupân, conduce, controla, maestruRomanian
  • мастер, владелец, хозяин, повелитель, оригинал, ведущий, ведущее устройство, барич, господин, капитан, барчук, владыкаRussian
  • господарити, газда, господар, мајстор, gospodar, мајсторскиSerbo-Croatian
  • mojster, gospodarSlovene
  • husbonde, mästareSwedish
  • устодTajik
  • bossing, amo, maestro, compatron, kapitan, pantas-, capitan, guroTagalog
  • usta, işveren, komodor, üstad, kaptan, hoca, efendiTurkish
  • mwaisseWalloon

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