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.
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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.)
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Other Word Forms of Master

Noun

Singular:
master
Plural:
Masters

Origin of Master

  • 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

  • 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

  • mast +"Ž -er

    From Wiktionary

Master Sentence Examples

  • Born to betray any master he served.

  • The master bedroom had wooden patio doors that opened on a balcony facing east.

  • They knew that the master would be as good as his word.

  • You're the master of the underworld.

  • Something about his flippant answer made her think he would be a master at verbal fencing.

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