Definition of master

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Master (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel..

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Paterfamilias :: Paterfamilias (n.) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master..
Master :: Master (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art..
Masterly :: Masterly (a.) Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy..
Toastmaster :: Toastmaster (n.) A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts..
Lord :: Lord (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor..
Taws :: Taws (n.) A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster..
Pedagogue :: Pedagogue (n.) A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally..
Weighbeam :: Weighbeam (n.) A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called weighmaster's beam.
Away :: Away (adv.) Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home..
Capellmeister :: Capellmeister (n.) The musical director in royal or ducal chapel; a choir-master.
Major-domo :: Major-domo (n.) A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer..
Scrivener :: Scrivener (n.) A writing master.
Retainer :: Retainer (n.) Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery..
Ecstasy :: Ecstasy (n.) Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight.
Postmastership :: Postmastership (n.) The office of postmaster.
Cremaster :: Cremaster (n.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle.
Burgomaster :: Burgomaster (n.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions..
Burghermaster :: Burghermaster (n.) See Burgomaster.
Mastered :: Mastered (imp. & p. p.) of Maste.
Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.
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