Definitions
1.NounSomeone who has control over something or someone.
2.NounThe owner of an animal or slave.
3.NounThe captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
4.NounA male head of household.
5.NounSomeone who employs others.
6.NounAn expert at something."Mark Twain was a master of fiction."
7.NounA tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
8.NounA male schoolteacher.
9.NounA skilled artist.
10.NounA man or a boy; mister. See Master.
11.NounA master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree."She has a master in psychology."
12.NounA person holding such a degree."He is a master of marine biology."
13.NounThe original of a document or of a recording."The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks."
14.NounThe copyright in a sound recording."Many modern recording artists value owning their masters."
15.NounThe primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
16.NounA parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings."The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property. […]"
17.NounA device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source."a master wheel; a master database"
18.NounA person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
19.NounA person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
20.NounEllipsis of master key.
21.NounA male dominant.
22.AdjectiveMasterful."a master performance"
23.AdjectiveMain, principal or predominant.
24.AdjectiveHighly skilled."master batsman"
25.AdjectiveOriginal."master copy"
26.VerbTo be a master.
27.VerbTo become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
28.VerbTo learn to a high degree of proficiency."It took her years to master the art of needlecraft."
29.VerbTo own; to possess.
30.VerbTo make a master copy of.
31.VerbTo earn a Master's degree."He mastered in English at the state college."
32.NounA vessel having a specified number of masts."a two-master"