What is master?

More definitions of "master":

• (noun): Directs the work of other.

• (noun): A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.
  Synonyms: victor, superior

• (noun): Presiding officer of a school.
  Synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster

• (verb): Be or become completely proficient or skilled in.
  Synonyms: get the hang

• (noun): Key that secures entrance everywhere.
  Synonyms: passkey, passe-partout, master key

• (verb): Get on top of; deal with successfully.
  Synonyms: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount

• (verb): Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.
  Synonyms: control

• (noun): Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.

• (noun): An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
  Synonyms: professional

• (noun): An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
  Synonyms: captain, sea captain, skipper

• (noun): An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.
  Synonyms: master copy, original

• (noun): A person who has general authority over others.
  Synonyms: overlord, lord

• (verb): Have dominance or the power to defeat over.
  Example: "The methods can master the problems"
  Synonyms: dominate

Famous quotes containing the word master:

“We do not learn this only from the event, which is the master of fools.”
—Titus Livius (Livy)

“We shall make mistakes, but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principles. I remember that my old school master Dr. Peabody said in days that seemed to us then to be secure and untroubled, he said things in life will not always run smoothly, sometimes we will be rising toward the heights and all will seem to reverse itself and start downward. The great thing to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

“Servants honor their master by their service.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)