master
ma ster
- n an artist of consummate skill
a master of the violin
one of the old masters - n a person who has general authority over others
- n a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- n directs the work of others
- n presiding officer of a school
- n an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- n an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- n someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- n an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- n key that secures entrance everywhere
- v be or become completely proficient or skilled in
She mastered Japanese in less than two years - v get on top of; deal with successfully
- v have dominance or the power to defeat over
Her pain completely mastered her
The methods can master the problems - v have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- s most important element
the master bedroom
a master switch
- He notes that some master plumbers (about five to seven years experience) at the Cincinnati-based company make in excess of $100,000 a year.
- Alone in the master bedroom, his order in the march of death still unknown, was the master himself: 65-year-old Marshall Herff Applewhite.