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master

('m/&/st/@/r )

an artist of consummate skill(noun.person)

Example:
A master of the violin.
One of the old masters.

Synonym:
maestro

source: wordnet30
a person who has general authority over others(noun.person)

Synonym:
lord, overlord

source: wordnet30
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals(noun.person)

Synonym:
superior, victor

source: wordnet30
directs the work of others(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
presiding officer of a school(noun.person)

Synonym:
headmaster, schoolmaster

source: wordnet30
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
master copy, original

source: wordnet30
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship(noun.person)

Synonym:
captain, sea captain, skipper

source: wordnet30
someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
an authority qualified to teach apprentices(noun.person)

Synonym:
professional

source: wordnet30
key that secures entrance everywhere(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
master key, passe-partout, passkey

source: wordnet30
A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.(noun)

source: webster1913
A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now.(noun)

source: webster1913

be or become completely proficient or skilled in(verb.cognition)

Example:
She mastered Japanese in less than two years.

Synonym:
get the hang

source: wordnet30
get on top of; deal with successfully(verb.competition)

Synonym:
get over, overcome, subdue, surmount

source: wordnet30
have dominance or the power to defeat over(verb.social)

Example:
Her pain completely mastered her.
The methods can master the problems.

Synonym:
dominate

source: wordnet30
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
control

source: wordnet30
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be skillful; to excel.(verb)

source: webster1913