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mas·ter M0141500 (măs′tər)n.1. One that has control over another person, a group of persons, or a thing, especially:a. The owner or keeper of an animal: The dog ran toward its master.b. The owner of a slave.c. One who has control over or ownership of something: the master of a large tea plantation.d. An employer.e. The man who serves as the head of a household.f. One who defeats another; a victor: I had to admit that I had met my master and so conceded the game.g. One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.2. The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.3. a. One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.b. Master Christianity Jesus.4. A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.5. One who holds a master's degree.6. a. An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.b. An old master.7. A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.8. An expert: a master of three languages.9. Abbr. M.a. Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.b. Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.c. Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.d. Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.e. Archaic Used as a form of address for a man; mister.10. One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.11. Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.12. An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.2. Principal or predominant: a master plot.3. Controlling all other parts of a mechanism: a master switch.4. Highly skilled or proficient: a master thief.5. Being an original from which copies are made.tr.v. mas·tered, mas·ter·ing, mas·ters 1. To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about: mastered the language in a year's study.2. To overcome or defeat: He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.3. To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).
[Middle English maister, master, from Old English māgister, mægister and Old French maistre, both from Latin magister; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
mas′ter·dom n.
Mas·ters M0142750 (măs′tərz), Edgar Lee 1869-1950. American poet known for his Spoon River Anthology (1915), a collection of free-verse epitaphs of the citizens of a small Midwestern town.
Masters, William Howell 1915-2001. American physician. He and his wife Virginia E. Johnson did pioneering research on human sexual behavior and established a sex therapy institute. The couples' publications include Human Sexual Response (1966).Masters (ˈmɑːstəz) n (Biography) Edgar Lee. 1868–1950, US poet; best known for Spoon River Anthology (1915)Mas•ters (ˈmæs tərz, ˈmɑ stərz)
n. Edgar Lee, 1869–1950, U.S. author. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Masters - United States poet (1869-1950) Edgar Lee Masters |
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Mas·ters (mas'tĕrz), William H., 20th-century U.S. gynecologist. See: Allen-Masters syndrome. AcronymsSeeMSTRSMasters
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