wikipedia|dab=master
English

rank|gold|letters|history|589|master|latter|fellow|hardly

Etymology
OE. mæġester

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�m��st�/
(General American|US) IPA|/�mæst�/
audio|en-us-master.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��st�(r)|-��st�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. someone who has control over something or someone
2. owner of an animal or slave
3. the captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner
4. someone who employs others
5. an expert at something
6. a tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices
7. a skilled artist
8. dated a courtesy title of a man; mister
9. a courtesy title for a boy
10. the original of a document or of a recording
11. context|Filmology The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

Synonyms
(film): establishing shot, long shot

Derived terms
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Masters
Master of Arts
Master of Science
master bedroom
master card
masterful
master key
masterly
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masterpiece
mastership
masterstroke
mastery
old master
roaming master
stationmaster

Translations
trans-top|someone who has control over something or someone
Bulgarian: t+|bg|го�пода�|m|trgospodar|scCyrl
Croatian: t+|hr|gospodar|m
Finnish: t-|fi|isäntä
French: t+|fr|maître
trans-mid
Polish: t+|pl|w�adca|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|mestre|m
Romanian: t-|ro|st�pân|m
Slovene: t+|sl|gospodar|m
Spanish: t+|es|amo|m
Turkish: t+|tr|komodor
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trans-top|owner of an animal or slave
Croatian: t+|hr|gospodar|m
Finnish: t-|fi|isäntä
Polish: t+|pl|pan|m, t+|pl|pani|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|dono|m, t+|pt|proprietário|m, t+|pt|senhor|m
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|st�pân|m, t-|ro|proprietar|m
Slovene: t+|sl|gospodar|m
Spanish: t+|es|amo|m
Turkish efendi
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trans-top|the captain of a merchant ship
Finnish: t-|fi|kapteeni
Turkish: t+|tr|kaptan
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|capitão|m
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trans-top|someone who employs others
Finnish: t-|fi|isäntä, t+|fi|työnantaja
Polish: t+|pl|kapitan|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|patrão|m
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|patrón|m
Turkish: t+|tr|usta, t+|tr|i�veren
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Romanian: t-|ro|st�pân|m
Slovene: mojster m
Spanish: t+|es|maestro|m
Turkish:usta ,üstad
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Portuguese: mestre m
Slovene: mojster m
Spanish: t+|es|maestro|m
Turkish: t+|tr|hoca
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trans-top|a courtesy title of a man
Finnish: t+|fi|herra
German: t+|de|Meister
Polish: pan m (usually capitalized)
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|senhor|m
Spanish: t-|es|maese|m
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trans-top|a courtesy title for a boy
Finnish: nuori herra
Polish: panicz m
trans-mid
Portuguese: senhorzinho m
Romanian: t-|ro|jupân|m
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trans-top|the original of a document or of a recording
Finnish: alkuperäisversio, master-versio, master-kopio
Polish: kopia-matka f
trans-mid
Portuguese: máster m
Spanish: t+|es|maestro|m
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Latin: dominus m

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. masterful
2. main, principal or predominant
3. highly skilled
4. original

Translations
trans-top|main, principal or predominant
Finnish: t+|fi|pää-
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|highly skilled
Finnish: -mestari, -taituri
trans-mid
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trans-top|original
Finnish: t-|fi|alkuperäinen
trans-mid
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Verb
en-verb

1. to be a master
2. to control
3. to learn to a high degree of proficiency

Translations
trans-top|to be a master
Finnish: t+|fi|hallita
Romanian: t-|ro|st�pâni
trans-mid
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trans-top|to control
Dutch: controleren
Finnish: t+|fi|hallita
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|st�pâni, t-|ro|conduce, t-|ro|controla
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trans-top|to learn to a high degree
Dutch: t+|nl|beheersen
Finnish: t+|fi|hallita
trans-mid
German: meistern
Romanian: t-|ro|st�pâni, t-|ro|excela
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it:master
ku:master
lt:master
hu:master
pt:master
ru:master
fi:master
sv:master
ta:master
te:master
vi:master
tr:master
zh:master

• 2007-12-25 20:40 - Tbot - added t for bg, pl, pt, tr, es

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