maître

Definitions of maître
  1. noun
    an artist of consummate skill
    synonyms: maestro
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    artiste
    a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  2. noun
    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
    synonyms: triomphateur, vainqueur
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    conquérant
    someone who is victorious by force of arms
    type of:
    belligérant, combattant
    someone who fights (or is fighting)
  3. noun
    a person who has general authority over others
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    dirigeant
    a person who rules or commands
  4. noun
    directs the work of others
    synonyms: directeur
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    chef de gare
    the person in charge of a railway station
    type of:
    employeur, patron
    a person or firm that employs workers
  5. noun
    someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
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    femme de science, homme de science, savant
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
  6. noun
    a personified abstraction that teaches
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    abstraction
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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