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.”
Mistress (noun)
A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
“She was the mistress of the estate-mansion, and owned the horses.”
Mistress (noun)
A female teacher.
“games mistress”
Mistress (noun)
The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
Mistress (noun)
A dominatrix.
Mistress (noun)
A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.
Mistress (noun)
A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.
Mistress (noun)
A married woman; a wife.
Mistress (noun)
The jack in the game of bowls.
Mistress (noun)
A female companion to a master a man with control, authority or ownership
Mistress (verb)
Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency.
Mistress (verb)
To act or take the role of a mistress.