meester

Definitions of meester
  1. noun
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
    synonyms: aanvoerder, baas, concertmeester, hoofdman, koploper, kopman, leider, leidersfiguur, leidsman, leidster, lijstaanvoerder, lijsttrekker, meesteres, voorman, windbreker
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    aanhanger, adept, adherent, leerling, volgeling
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
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    caesar
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
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    English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    Victoria
    queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
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    aristocraat, patriciër
    a member of the aristocracy
    haantje-de-voorste, haantje-vooruit
    someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
    aanvoerder, kopman, lijstaanvoerder, lijsttrekker, ploegleider
    the leader of a group of people
    cheerleader
    someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
    godenzoon, halfgod, Übermensch
    a person with great powers and abilities
    duce
    leader
    werkgever
    a person or firm that employs workers
    P., huisvader, mevrouw, mijnheer, pater, pater familias, vaderdier
    a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
    begeleider, gids, hoofdman, leiboom, leidsman
    someone who shows the way by leading or advising
    chef, hoofd, ouwe
    a person who is in charge
    dorpshoofd
    the head of a tribe or clan
    imam
    (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
    initiatiefnemer, initiator
    a person who initiates a course of action
    wetgever
    a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
    held, heldin
    someone worthy of imitation
    politicus, politieker, staatsman
    a person active in party politics
    stakingsleider
    someone who leads a strike
    fakkeldrager, toortsdrager
    a leader in a campaign or movement
    lestoestel, lesvliegtuig, trainer
    one who trains other persons or animals
    kaderlid, staflid
    someone who manages a government agency or department
    agressor
    a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
    baronet
    a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
    meerdere
    a superior person having claim to precedence
    actievoerder, activist, examenkandidaat, examinandus, geëxamineerde, kand., kandidaat
    a politician who is running for public office
    chazan, voorzanger
    the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
    clergyman, clericus, eerw., eerwaarde, geestelijke, herder, zielenherder
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    bedrijfsleider, gerant, manager, trainer
    (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
    democraat
    a member of the Democratic Party
    commissaris, gouverneur, landvoogd, landvoogdes, pipa, ruwaard, stadhouder
    the head of a state government
    dierentemmer, dompteur
    one who trains or exhibits animals
    aartsvader, patriarch
    the head of a household or family or tribe
    wetgever
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    Burg., burgemeester, burgervader, gemeentesecretaris, secretaris
    the head of a city government
    meesteres, virtuoos
    a woman master who directs the work of others
    apotheose, droom, droombeeld, heilige, ideaal, ideaalbeeld, wensdroom
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
    partijbons, partijbonze
    a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
    partijganger
    a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line
    paus, pontifex, pontifex maximus, pope
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    bestuurder, moderamen, praeses, pres., president, president-directeur, voorz., voorzitter
    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
    pastoor
    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
    koningszoon, prins
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
    koningsdochter, prinses
    a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
    rabbi, rabbijn, rebbe
    spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
    radja
    a prince or king in India
    republikein
    a member of the Republican Party
    onderminister, secretaresse, staatssecretaris
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
    duvelstoejager, slavendrijver
    a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
    linksbuiten, linksvoor, rode, rooie, socialist
    a political advocate of socialism
    box, kamervoorzitter, luidsprekerbox, speaker, voorz., voorzitter
    the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
    vlaggeman
    an outstanding leader of a political movement
    politicus, politieker, staatsman, volksleider
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
    mentor, promotor, studiementor
    one who supervises or has charge and direction of
    technocraat
    an advocate of technocracy
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    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    a person who rules or commands
    synonyms: baas, leider, meesteres
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    Victoria
    queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
    tompoes
    French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
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    imam, kalief
    the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
    despoot, dictator, geweldenaar, machtswellusteling, potentaat, tiran
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
    emier, emir
    an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
    mogol
    a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
    oligarch
    one of the rulers in an oligarchy
    grootmeester, grootmeesteres, lord, schaakmeester
    a person who has general authority over others
    farao
    the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
    regent
    someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
    sjeik
    the leader of an Arab village or family
    sultan, sultane
    the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
    tsaar
    a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
    imperator, keizer, keizerin
    the male ruler of an empire
    dynast, heer, hoogheid, koning, landsheer, landsvorst, majesteit, monarch, vorst, vorstin
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
    sjah
    title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
    alleenheerser, autocraat, despoot, dictator, dwingeland, geweldenaar, machtswellusteling, monocraat, onderdrukker, potentaat, tiran
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
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    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  3. noun
    a woman master who directs the work of others
    synonyms: meesteres, virtuoos
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    beugeltas, kasteelheer, kasteelvrouwe
    the mistress of a chateau or large country house
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    werkgever
    a person or firm that employs workers
  4. noun
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    synonyms: aas, ace, beroemdheid, bles, bliksembezoek, grootheid, ingewijde, insider, meesteres, ster, superstar, talent, virtuoos
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    connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, routinier, specialist
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
  5. noun
    a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
    synonyms: jurist, rechtsgeleerde, rechtskundige, wetgeleerde
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    connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, routinier, specialist
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
  6. noun
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    synonyms: advocaat, advocate, jurist, pleiter, proc., procuratiehouder, procureur, raadsman, rechtsgeleerde, rechtskundige, verdediger, voorspraak, wetgeleerde
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    raadsman, voorlichter
    a lawyer who pleads cases in court
    proc., procureur
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
    sergeant
    an English barrister of the highest rank
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    beroepskracht, professional
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
  7. noun
    an artist of consummate skill
    synonyms: maëstro, schaakmeester
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    kunstenaar
    a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  8. noun
    a person who has general authority over others
    synonyms: grootmeester, grootmeesteres, lord, schaakmeester
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    baas, leider, meesteres
    a person who rules or commands
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