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The original of something (like a recording) is the master. Masters are also experts in fields, from karate to painting.

Master actors are brilliant actors: they've mastered the skill of acting: maybe they have a Master of Fine Arts degree. It takes a long time to master anything. The master is the head of a school. People with servants, pets, and (during a horrible period in our history) slaves were called masters. A master key opens many doors, and when you master something, you are extremely good at it. An A+ on a test shows you mastered the material.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: master

1	n adj v	a person who has general authority over others most important element have dominance or the power to defeat over
2	n v	an artist of consummate skill have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
3	n	someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
4	n	key that secures entrance everywhere

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: master

n a person who has general authority over others

Synonyms:: lord, overlord

Types:: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior
a man of rank in the ancient regime; liege, liege lord
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

Type of:: ruler, swayer
a person who rules or commands

n directs the work of others

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; postmaster
the person in charge of a post office; spymaster
someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities; station agent, stationmaster
the person in charge of a railway station; postmistress
a woman postmaster

Type of:: employer
a person or firm that employs workers

n presiding officer of a school

Synonyms:: headmaster, schoolmaster

Types:: housemaster
teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse

Type of:: head, head teacher, principal, school principal
the educator who has executive authority for a school

n an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Synonyms:: captain, sea captain, skipper

Examples:: Captain Kidd
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

Type of:: officer, ship's officer
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

adj most important element

“the master bedroom”

“a master switch”

Synonyms:: chief, main, primary, principal

: important, of import
of great significance or value

v have dominance or the power to defeat over

“Her pain completely mastered her”

“The methods can master the problems”

Synonyms:: dominate

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; command
be in command of; subject, subjugate
make subservient; force to submit or subdue; general
command as a general; officer
direct or command as an officer; dragoon
subjugate by imposing troops; enslave
make a slave of; bring into servitude

Type of:: command, control
exercise authoritative control or power over

n an artist of consummate skill

“a master of the violin”

“one of the old masters”

Synonyms:: maestro

Examples:: show 32 examples...; hide 32 examples...; Hieronymus Bosch
Dutch painter (1450-1516); Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi
Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510); Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569); Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610); Giovanni Cimabue
painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302); Antonio Allegri da Correggio
Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534); Albrecht Durer
a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528); Domenikos Theotocopoulos
Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614); Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441); Giotto di Bondone
Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337); Frans Hals
Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666); William Hogarth
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764); Holbein the Elder
German painter of religious works (1465-1524); Holbein the Younger
German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543); Georges de La Tour
French painter of religious works (1593-1652); Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519); Fra Filippo Lippi
Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469); Filippino Lippi
Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504); Michelangelo Buonarroti
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564); Nicolas Poussin
French painter in the classical style (1594-1665); Raffaello Sanzio
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520); Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
influential Dutch artist (1606-1669); Pierre Auguste Renoir
French impressionist painter (1841-1919); Sir Peter Paul Rubens
prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640); Jan Steen
Dutch genre painter (1626-1679); Jacopo Robusti
Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594); Tiziano Vecellio
old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576); Sir Anthony Vandyke
Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641); Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
Spanish painter (1599-1660); Jan van der Meer
Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675); Paolo Veronese
Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588); Jean Antoine Watteau
French painter (1684-1721)

Types:: old master
a great European painter prior to 19th century

Type of:: artist, creative person
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

n an authority qualified to teach apprentices

Synonyms:: professional

Types:: past master
someone who was formerly a master

Type of:: authority
an expert whose views are taken as definitive

n a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Synonyms:: superior, victor

Examples:: Alexander the Great
king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)

Types:: conqueror, vanquisher
someone who is victorious by force of arms; subjugator
a conqueror who defeats and enslaves

Type of:: battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper
someone who fights (or is fighting)

v have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

Synonyms:: control

: control, operate
handle and cause to function

Types:: cinch
get a grip on; get mastery of

Type of:: know
know how to do or perform something

v be or become completely proficient or skilled in

“She mastered Japanese in less than two years”

Synonyms:: get the hang

Type of:: know
know how to do or perform something

v get on top of; deal with successfully

Synonyms:: get over, overcome, subdue, surmount

Types:: bulldog
throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo

Type of:: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

n someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

Type of:: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

n key that secures entrance everywhere

Synonyms:: master key, passe-partout, passkey

Types:: skeleton key
a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks

Type of:: key
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

n an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

Synonyms:: master copy, original

Type of:: creation
an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

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