maistryn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪstri/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪstri/

Forms: 1700s– maistry, 1800s maistri, 1800s mistri.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese mestre.

Etymology: < Portuguese mestre, ultimately (perhaps via Old French maistre or Old Occitan maestre ) < classical Latin magister (see master n.¹). Compare Hindi mistrī skilled tradesman or mechanic ( < Portuguese; also in other Indian languages).

South Asian.

A master-workman, a foreman; (also) a skilled workman, such as a cook, a tailor, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman

stewarda1400

surveyorc1440

supervisorc1454

overlookera1513

workmaster1525

supervisora1529

foreman1574

superintendent1575

overman1606

headman1725

overseer1766

gang leader1775

hagmaster1797

maistry1798

gangsman1803

kangany1817

capataz1826

gangman1830

ganger1836

gaffer1841

gang boss1863

ramrod1881

charge-man1885

mandor1885

captain1886

overganger1887

ephor1890

pusher1901

gangster1913

line manager1960

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > expert

masterc1300

workmanc1300

master workmanc1475

master-worker1483

craftsmaster1548

craftmaster1557

arts-master1607

trades master1611

master hand1711

maistry1798

master craftsman1865

1798 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 765 These are to be had in any number by making advances to the bullock owners or maistries.

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 135 The head maistri, or builder, had discovered..that some of the workmen had deserted.

1856 H. Yule in Blackwood's Mag. May 545/2 No mistri..could build such arches.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 362 The usual method of obtaining labourers is to employ a native maistry, who engages to enlist a fixed number of coolies.

1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) iv. 259 He was so pleased to see a brahmin boy..in charge of a building site, being a maistry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maistry
释义	maistryn. Brit. /ˈmeɪstri/, U.S. /ˈmeɪstri/ Forms: 1700s– maistry, 1800s maistri, 1800s mistri. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese mestre. Etymology: < Portuguese mestre, ultimately (perhaps via Old French maistre or Old Occitan maestre ) < classical Latin magister (see master n.¹). Compare Hindi mistrī skilled tradesman or mechanic ( < Portuguese; also in other Indian languages). South Asian. A master-workman, a foreman; (also) a skilled workman, such as a cook, a tailor, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman stewarda1400 surveyorc1440 supervisorc1454 overlookera1513 workmaster1525 supervisora1529 foreman1574 superintendent1575 overman1606 headman1725 overseer1766 gang leader1775 hagmaster1797 maistry1798 gangsman1803 kangany1817 capataz1826 gangman1830 ganger1836 gaffer1841 gang boss1863 ramrod1881 charge-man1885 mandor1885 captain1886 overganger1887 ephor1890 pusher1901 gangster1913 line manager1960 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > expert masterc1300 workmanc1300 master workmanc1475 master-worker1483 craftsmaster1548 craftmaster1557 arts-master1607 trades master1611 master hand1711 maistry1798 master craftsman1865 1798 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 765 These are to be had in any number by making advances to the bullock owners or maistries. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 135 The head maistri, or builder, had discovered..that some of the workmen had deserted. 1856 H. Yule in Blackwood's Mag. May 545/2 No mistri..could build such arches. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 362 The usual method of obtaining labourers is to employ a native maistry, who engages to enlist a fixed number of coolies. 1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) iv. 259 He was so pleased to see a brahmin boy..in charge of a building site, being a maistry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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