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master

  • noun
  • mas·ter
  • măsʹtər

Someone who has control over something or someone.

Other meanings

  1. The owner of an animal or slave.

  2. The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

Synonyms

  • overlord

Example sentences

  • “She works hard to master her skills.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “When did humans master fire?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "magister" (chief, teacher, leader).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “master” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.