Definition of "master" in Anglais

noun

1. Someone who has control over something or someone.

2. The owner of an animal or slave.

3. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

   • Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three

4. (dated) A male head of household.

5. Someone who employs others.

6. An expert at something.

   • Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

7. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

8. (dated) A male schoolteacher.

9. A skilled artist.

10. (dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

11. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

    • She has a master in psychology.

12. A person holding such a degree.

    • He is a master of marine biology.

13. The original of a document or of a recording.

    • The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.

14. (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.

    • Many modern recording artists value owning their masters.

15. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

16. (law) A 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. (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

    • a master wheel
    • a master database

18. (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

19. (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

20. Ellipsis of master key.

21. (BDSM) A male dominant.

adjective

1. Masterful.

   • a master performance

2. Main, principal or predominant.

3. Highly skilled.

   • master batsman

4. Original.

   • master copy

verb