Master vs. Mister

By Jaxson

  • Master (noun)

    Someone who has control over something or someone.

  • Master (noun)

    The owner of an animal or slave.

  • Master (noun)

    The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

  • Master (noun)

    The head of a household.

  • Master (noun)

    Someone who employs others.

  • Master (noun)

    An expert at something.

    “Mark Twain was a master of fiction.”

  • Master (noun)

    A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

  • Master (noun)

    A schoolmaster.

  • Master (noun)

    A skilled artist.

  • Master (noun)

    A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

  • Master (noun)

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

    “She has a master in psychology.”

  • Master (noun)

    A person holding such a degree.

    “He is a master of marine biology.”

  • Master (noun)

    The original of a document or of a recording.

    “The band couldn’t find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.”

  • Master (noun)

    The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

  • Master (noun)

    A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

    “The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property….”

  • Master (noun)

    A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

    “a master wheel”

    “a master database”

  • Master (noun)

    A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

  • Master (noun)

    A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

  • Master (noun)

    A vessel having a specified number of masts.

    “a two-master”

  • Master (adjective)

    Masterful.

  • Master (adjective)

    Main, principal or predominant.

  • Master (adjective)

    Highly skilled.

    “master batsman”

  • Master (adjective)

    Original.

    “master copy”

  • Master (verb)

    To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?

  • Master (verb)

    To become the master of; to subject to one’s will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

  • Master (verb)

    To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

    “It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.”

  • Master (verb)

    To own; to posses.

  • Master (verb)

    To make a master copy of.

  • Master (verb)

    To earn a Master’s degree.

    “He mastered in English at the state college.”

  • Mister (noun)

    A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.

    “You may sit here, mister.”

  • Mister (noun)

    Someone’s business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.

  • Mister (noun)

    A kind, type of.

  • Mister (noun)

    Need (of something).

  • Mister (noun)

    Necessity; the necessary time.

  • Mister (noun)

    A device that makes or sprays mist.

    “Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.”

  • Mister (verb)

    To address by the title of “mister”.

  • Mister (verb)

    To be necessary; to matter.

Wiktionary
  • Mister (noun)

    variant form of Mr, often used humorously or with offensive emphasis

    “look here, mister know-all”

  • Mister (noun)

    used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known

    “thanks, mister”

  • Mister (noun)

    a device with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, especially on houseplants.

Oxford Dictionary

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