master

  • 71master — see like master, like man the eye of a master does more work than both his hands fire is a good servant but a bad master Jack is as good as his master jack of all trades and master of none no man can serve two masters …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 72master — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superior, director; crowned head, emperor (see authority); expert, artist, adept. See rule, skill, male, possession. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. leading, supreme, main; see …

    English dictionary for students

  • 73Master — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Master >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 master master padrone Sgm: N 1 lord lord lord paramount Sgm: N 1 commander commander commandant Sgm: N 1 captain captain Sgm: N 1 chief …

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  • 74master — {{11}}master (n.) late O.E. mægester one having control or authority, from L. magister (n.) chief, head, director, teacher (source of O.Fr. maistre, Fr. maître, Sp., It. maestro, Port. mestre, Du. meester, Ger. Meister), contrastive adjective (… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 75master —    , old master, and master s degree    In the arts, a master is a person whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers. In the old apprenticeship system, a master was an artist of great and exemplary skill, whose followers might be… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 76master's — UK [ˈmɑːstə(r)z] / US [ˈmæstərz] noun [countable] Word forms master s : singular master s plural master s informal a master s degree …

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  • 77máster — {{#}}{{LM M25112}}{{〓}} {{SynM25744}} {{[}}máster{{]}} ‹más·ter› {{◆}}(pl. másteres){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Prototipo o maqueta de un producto, anterior a su comercialización: • En los estudios de grabación, hemos realizado el máster… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 78master — 1. noun /ˈmɑːs.tə,ˈmæs.tɚ/ a) Someone who has control over something or someone. A good master should take good care of his pets. b) Owner of an animal or slave. Mark Twain was a master of fiction. Syn …

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  • 79Master — Mas|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: 〉 1. 〈in England u. den USA〉 Anrede für Knaben u. junge Männer, in Verbindung mit dem Vornamen 2. = Magister (2.2); Master of Arts 〈Abk.: M. A.〉 engl. u. amerikan. akadem. Grad 3. 〈Jagd〉 Leiter einer Parforcejagd 4.… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 80master — [OE] The Latin word for ‘master, chief’ was magister (which is generally assumed to have been based on the root of Latin magis ‘more’ and magnus ‘big’, source of English magnify, magnitude, etc). Its more obvious English descendants include… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins