Meaning

21 senses

  1. Someone who has control over something or someone.

    Meister

    хозя́инxozjáin, господи́нgospodín, влады́каvladýka

    хазя́їнxazjájin, госпо́дарhospódar, воло́дарvolódar

    a person who has general authority over others

  2. The owner of an animal or slave.

    Frauchen, Herrchen

    хозя́инxozjáin, владе́лецvladélec, повели́тельpovelítelʹ

    хазя́їнxazjájin, воло́дарvolódar

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

    Meister, Junker

    капита́нkapitán, ба́ричbárič, барчу́кbarčúk

    панpan

    an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

  4. (dated)A male head of household.

  5. Someone who employs others.

    работода́тельrabotodátelʹ

    роботода́вецьrobotodávecʹ

    directs the work of others

  6. An expert at something.

    Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

    Meister, Meisterin

    ма́стерmáster, мастери́цаmasteríca, уме́лецumélec

    ма́йстерmájster, ма́йстеркаmájsterka

  7. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

    ма́стерmáster

    ма́йстерmájster

    an authority qualified to teach apprentices

  8. (dated)A male schoolteacher.

  9. A skilled artist.

    ма́стерmáster

    ма́йстерmájster

    an artist of consummate skill

  10. (dated)A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

  11. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

    She has a master in psychology.

    маги́стрmagístr

    магі́стрmahístr

    someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

  12. A person holding such a degree.

    He is a master of marine biology.

Examples

732 sentences

  1. It is not easy to master English.

    Оволодіти англійською мовою не легко.

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  2. It is impossible to master English in a short time.

    Неможливо опанувати англійську за короткий час.

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  3. Tom is a master.

    Том майстер.

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  4. A foreign language can't be mastered in a year or so.

    Іноземну мову не можна опанувати лише за рік.

    deEine Fremdsprache meistert man nicht in einem Jahr oder so.

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  5. Dogs have masters, cats have servants.

    Собаки мають господарів, коти — слуг.

    ruУ собак - хозяева, у кошек - слуги.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
someone who has control over something or someone:
courtesy title of a man:
someone who employs others:
expert at something:
person holding a master's degree:
Русский
By meaning 9
someone who has control over something or someone:
owner of an animal or slave:
captain of a merchant ship:
courtesy title for a boy:
someone who employs others:
expert at something:
person holding a master's degree:
original of a document or of a recording:
engineering: device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
someone who has control over something or someone:
owner of an animal or slave:
courtesy title for a boy:
expert at something:

Origin

From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English

From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (as in magnus (“great”), also cognate of English much and mickle) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (“servant”)). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre (noun) and maistriier, maister (verb) from the same Latin source. Compare also Saterland Frisian Mäster (“master”), West Frisian master (“master”), Dutch meester (“master”), German Meister (“master”). Doublet of maestro, magister, and meister.

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Forms

plural: masters

Synonyms

47 synonyms
captainA2adeptC2artistB1expertA2wizardB1veteranB2primaryB2skipperacebuffcrackerjackcrack handdabdab hand
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
secondaryB2slaveA2workerA1

Word family

235 related words
RelatedapprenticeC1mistressjourneymanmasterlymastership
DerivedhousemasterB2masterpieceB2masteryB2archmasterbaggagemasterballet masterbandmasterbargemasterbarmasterbattlemasterbeachmasterbeastmasterbeemasterblogmasterboarding-masterboatmasterbodymasterboroughmasterbotmasterbowmasterbrewmasterbridgemasterburgomasterbushmaster

Collocations

10 patterns
  • master a foreign
  • master's degree
  • a master's degree
  • master's degree in
  • to master a
  • easy to master
  • is a master
  • the master of
  • want to master
  • master plan

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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