master

Definitions of master in various dictionaries:

noun - an artist of consummate skill

noun - a person who has general authority over others

noun - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

noun - directs the work of others

noun - presiding officer of a school

noun - an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

noun - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

noun - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

noun - an authority qualified to teach apprentices

noun - key that secures entrance everywhere

verb - be or become completely proficient or skilled in

verb - get on top of

verb - have dominance or the power to defeat over

verb - have a firm understanding or knowledge of

adj - most important element

One that has control over another or others.

The owner of a slave or an animal.

One who has control over or ownership of something: the master of a large tea plantation.

The captain of a merchant ship.

An employer.

The man who serves as the head of a household.

One who defeats another; a victor.

One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.

A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.

One who holds a master’s degree.

An artist or a performer of great and exemplary skill.

An old master.

A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.

An expert: a master of three languages.

Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.

Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.

Used as a title for any of various male law court officers.

Used as a form of address for a man; mister.

An original, especially an original audio recording, from which copies can be made.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.

Principal or predominant: a master plot.

Controlling all other parts of a mechanism: a master switch.

Highly skilled or proficient: a master thief.

Being an original from which copies are made.

To act as or be the master of.

To make oneself a master of: mastered the language in a year’s study.

To overcome or defeat: He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.

To reduce to subjugation; break or tame (an animal, for example).

To produce a master audio recording for.

To season or age (dyed goods).

verb - to become skilled in