noun
plural -ters
[count] :someone who has control or power over others: such as
someone (especially a man) who has a servant or slave
someone (especially a man) who owns a pet (such as a dog)
c formal :the male head of a household
a man who is in charge of the people on a ship
[count] :a person who has control of something - usually + of
[count] :a person who has become very skilled at doing something
[count] old-fashioned :a male teacher - see also headmaster, schoolmaster
b Master - used as a title for the male head of certain British colleges
[count] :a person who has received a master's degree
[count] :an original version of something (such as a recording) from which copies can be made
Master formal + old-fashioned - used as a title for a boy who is too young to be called Mister
jack-of-all-trades, master of none
serve two masters
adjective
always used before a noun
highly skilled
largest or most important
used to describe an original version from which other copies can be made
verb
-ters; -tered; -tering
[+ obj] to succeed in controlling (something, such as an emotion)
to learn (something) completely :to get the knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand (something) very well
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