Meaning of master | Babel Free
ˈmɑːs.təDefinitions
- Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
- One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man.
- mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male)
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
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A vessel having a specified number of masts. in-compounds
- Someone who has control over something or someone
- Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address
- A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
- Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:adept, crack, expert, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful.
- Mastercard
- gentleman
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- The owner of an animal or slave
- A religious teacher, often as an honorific title
- The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
- (of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced. a master builder/mariner/plumber. meesteragtig ماهِر، بارِع образцов experiente mistr Meister-... mester- ειδικευμένοςmaestro, experto meister ماهر mestari- maîtreמומחה अस्ताद, प्रवीण, कारीगर (वह कारीगर जिसका अपना व्यवसाय हो) majstorski mester ahli meistari maestro, grande 熟練した 탁월한, 노련한 kvalifikuotas, patyręs kvalificēts strādnieks; lietpratējs pakar dalam pekerjaannya meester-mester- mistrzowski پياوړى،ماهر experiente maistru о...
- A surname.
- The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner
- The title of the head of certain colleges and schools
- A master's degree.
- showing the power, authority or determination of a master. a masterful man. meesterlik مُحِب للسَّيْطَرَه، مُسْتَبِد властен dominador pánovitý, suverénní herrisch myndig επιβλητικός, αυταρχικόςcon autoridad, dominante võimukas, meisterlik بااستادی käskevä dominateurשליט कुशल vješt, majstorski hatalmaskodó berwibawa ráðríkur; skipandi autoritario いばった 명인 솜씨의, 대가의 valdingas valdonīgs berwibawa met autoriteit myndig władczy په خورا مهارت dominador dominator, autoritar властный panovačný gospodo...
- great big; whopping
- A male head of household
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A male head of household. dated
- A master's degree
- A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
- meesterlik بِحُب للسَّيْطَرَه властно com autoridade pánovitě herrisch myndigt επιβλητικά magistralmente meisterlikult خودسرانه käskevästi de manière dominatrice בִּמיוּמָנוּת कौशलपूर्वक vješto, majstorski önkényeskedően secara berwibawa með ráðríki; mynduglega in maniera autoritaria いばって 명인의 솜씨로 valdingai prasmīgi; valdonīgi dengan berwibawa met autoriteit mesterlig; myndig władczo په خپل سر com autoridade despotic властно panovačne gospodovalno zapovednički dominerande, myndigt, översittara...
- free
- Someone who employs others
- Someone who employs others.
- A person holding a master's degree, as a title
- The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
- meesterlikheid حُب السَّيْطَره владеене domínio pánovitost das Herrischsein myndighed δεσποτικότητα, κυριαρχικότητα dominio meisterlikkus ماهر käskevyys caractère dominateur מיומנות कौशलपूर्वक gospodstvo önkényeskedő volta vkinek wibawa ráðríki; myndugleiki maestria 横柄さ 명인 솜씨 valdingumas meistarība; valdonīgums kewibawaan autoriteitmyndighet władczość ماهر،با تجربه domínio caracter dominator/ autoritar властность panovačnosť gospodovalnost zapovedništvo myndighet, översittaraktighet ความมีอำน...
- An expert at something.
- The owner of a slave, in some literature.
- showing the skill of a master. His handling of the situation was masterly. meesterlik دال على البَراعَه والمُهارَه майсторски magistral mistrovský meisterhaft mesterlig αριστοτεχνικός magistral meisterlik استادانه mestarillinen magistral כְּמוּמחֶה अनुपम, अप्रतिम, दक्ष, निपूण, उस्तादों जैसा, अत्तम, बढ़िया majstorski, vješt mesteri ahli meistaralegur magistrale, eccellente 熟達した 명인답게 meistriškas meistarisks mahir meesterlijkmesterlig mistrzowski په ښه توګه،د استاد غوندى magistral magistral маст...
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
- meesterlikheid بَراعَه ومَهارَه майсторство perfeição mistrovství meisterhafte Ausführung mesterlighed αριστοτεχνία carácter magistral meisterlikkus ماهرانه mestarillisuus caractère magistral מוּמחִיוּת निपुणता, कमाल majstorstvo, vještina vminek mesteri volta keahlian meistarlegur/valdsmannslegur háttur maestria, eccellenza 熟達 대가다움 meistriškumas meistarība kemahiran meesterschapmesterlighetmistrzostwo ماهرانه perfeição măiestrie, artă мастерство majstrovstvo mojstrstvo majstorstvo mästerlighe...
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A male schoolteacher. dated
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(usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge. We have gained mastery over the enemy. bemeestering سيْطَرَه، بَراعَه، تَضَلُّع господство domínio vláda (nad), kontrola, moc die Herrschaft kontrol απόλυτος έλεγχος, τέλεια γνώση dominio ülevõim, meisterlikkus سلطه mestaruus maîtriseשליטה प्रवीणता nadmoć uralom kontrol vald; snilli; afburðaþekking/-leikni dominio, sopravvento 支配 지배력 pranašumas, viešpatavimas, miestriškumas, puikus mokėjimas pārsvars; meistarība kepakaran beheersing... usually with
- A skilled artist.
- a key which opens a number of locks. loper مفتاح عام يَفْتَح كل الأقفال шперц chave-mestra univerzální klíč der Hauptschlüssel universalnøgle; hovednøgle γενικό αντικλείδι llave maestra üldvõti شاه کلید yleisavain passe-partout מַפתֵח מָאסטֶר सर्वकुञ्जी glavni ključ tolvajkulcs kunci maling höfuðlykill passe-partout マスターキー 마스터 키 visraktis kontrolatslēga kunci utama loperuniversalnøkkel, hovednøkkel klucz uniwersalny هغه كلى چى څو قفله خلاص كولى شى chave-mestra şperaclu, passe-partout отмычка ...
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A man or a boy; mister. See Master. dated
- the person planning and controlling an undertaking or scheme. He was the mastermind behind the scheme. meester العَقْل المُدَبِّر، العَقْل المُخَطِّط организатор cabeça vůdčí osobnost führender Kopf hjerne εγκέφαλος, ιθύνων νους cerebro peaideoloog ابداع کننده واجرا کننده suunnittelija cerveau “הַמוֹחַ” सरगना, अतिचतुर व्यक्ति glavni vođa vezetőelme, koponya otak heilinn/snillingur (á bak við tjöldinn) cervello, ideatore 立案者 기안자 tikrasis organizatorius iedvesmotājs; organizētājs dalang brein h...
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- A person holding such a degree.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
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The copyright in a sound recording. broadly
- The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
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A person holding a similar office in other civic societies. broadly
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Ellipsis of master key. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- A male dominant.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
usta
Български
владея
главен
господар
господарствам
капитан
магистратура
магистър
майстор
майсторски
оригинален
работодател
со́бственик
стопанин
Bosanski
aga
gazda
gospodar
maestro
patron
stapan
stapani
usta
газда
господар
господин
мајстор
оригинал
Ελληνικά
αριστοτέχνης
αρχιτεχνίτης
αυθεντικός
αφέντης
αφεντικό
δάσκαλος
καπετάνιος
κατέχω
κεντρικός
κυβερνώ
κυριαρχώ
κύριος
μάστορας
πλοίαρχος
πρωτότυπο
Español
amo
capitán
dominar
dueño
joven amo
maese
maestra
maestro
master
patrón
señor
señorito
troesma
Eesti
isand
Suomi
alkuperäinen
alkuperäiskappale
hallita
herra
isäntä
kantakappale
kapteeni
maisteri
maisterintutkinto
masteroida
mestari
nuoriherra
pää-
puheenjohtaja
työnantaja
Gàidhlig
ceannsaich
Hrvatski
aga
gazda
gospodar
maestro
patron
stapan
stapani
usta
газда
господар
господин
мајстор
оригинал
Italiano
boss
capitano
capo
comandante
maestro
master
mastro
originale
padrona
padrone
padroneggiare
principale
proprietario
titolare
ქართული
ბატონი
მაგისტრატურა
მაგისტრის ხარისხი
მბრძანებელი
მეპატრონე
მესაკუთრე
მფლობელი
ოსტატი
სპეციალისტი
Кыргызча
чебер
Lëtzebuergesch
Meeschter
Te Reo Māori
mātanga
Македонски
владее
газда
господар
господари
господарски
мајстор
мајсторка
мајсторски
раководи
стопан
управува
Português
amo
capitão
dominar
dono
master
máster
masterizar
mestre
patrão
proprietário
senhor
senhorzinho
Русский
ба́рич
барчу́к
веду́щее устро́йство
ведущий
владелец
владыка
господин
капитан
магистр
мастер
мастерица
молодой человек
оригинал
повели́тель
работодатель
умелец
уме́лица
хозяин
Српски
aga
gazda
gospodar
maestro
patron
stapan
stapani
usta
газда
господар
господин
мајстор
оригинал
Тоҷикӣ
устод
Українська
воло́да́р
господар
засво́їти
засво́ювати
магістр
майстер
оволодівати
оволоді́ти
опано́вувати
опанува́ти
осво́їти
осво́ювати
пан
роботода́вець
хазяїн
اردو
استاد
Examples
“We are masters of the sea.”
“Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law.”
“When I have thus made myself master of a hundred thousand drachmas […].”
“The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.”
“Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three—”
“No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
“Mark Twain was a master of fiction.”
“But that which chiefly distinguishes Addison from Swift, from Voltaire, from almost all the other great masters of ridicule, is the grace, the nobleness, the moral purity, which we find even in his merriment.”
“No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.”
“Darth Vader: I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner; now I am the master. Obi-Wan Kenobi: Only a master of evil, Darth.”
“A turning point came earlier this year. In January 2000, the local Qigong master who treated me asked me to find Falun Gong material on the Internet for him.”
“Where there are little Maſters and Miſſes in a Houſe, they are uſually great Impediments to the Diverſions of the Servants;”
“She has a master in psychology.”
“He is a master of marine biology.”
“The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.”
“Many modern recording artists value owning their masters.”
“The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property.[…]”
“a master wheel”
“a master database”
“The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key.”
“a two-master”
“"I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.”
“The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.”
“...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.”
“In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.”
“Master of the Seasons of the Year, I call upon you and ask you to be here with me in this, my ritual.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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