"spellmaster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spellmasters [plural]
Etymology: From spell + master. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spell|master}} spell + master Head templates: {{en-noun}} spellmaster (plural spellmasters)
  1. An expert or consummate spellcaster.
    Sense id: en-spellmaster-en-noun-ASU~9FrN
  2. An official in charge of running a spelling bee.
    Sense id: en-spellmaster-en-noun-FlJThpKy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spell-master Coordinate_terms: spellmistress

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          "ref": "1967 December, David Redd, “Sundown”, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, page 10, column 2",
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          "ref": "1998, Ian Irvine, Dark is the Moon (The View From the Mirror Quarter; volume three), Orbit, published 2011, page 511",
          "text": "Mendark is very old and Havissard nearly killed him. He was forced to renew himself, though he knew it was one time too many. It was not a complete success, and the best spellmasters in Thurkad have not been able to undo the damage.",
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