"Master" meaning in English

See Master in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Master.wav Forms: master [alternative], Massa [alternative], Mastah [alternative]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Master
  1. (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man. Categories (topical): Wicca, Titles, Wicca
    Sense id: en-Master-en-name-eIF01y3B Disambiguation of Titles: 42 6 18 6 3 3 4 11 5 3 Disambiguation of Wicca: 67 6 13 2 2 2 2 4 0 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 10 26 0 3 4 3 7 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 4 42 8 22 0 2 4 4 7 0 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 43 8 23 0 2 4 3 7 0 0 4 1 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion
  2. (banking) Mastercard Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-Master-en-name-89zidiQD Topics: banking, business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chancery Master, Master of foxhounds, Master of the bench, Master of the Horse, Master of the Household, Master of the Rolls, MEd

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Master.wav Forms: Masters [plural], master [alternative], Massa [alternative], Mastah [alternative]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Master (plural Masters)
  1. Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-s3TIhcn6
  2. A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-G-3eGi1d
  3. The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-gAplFxMa
  4. A master's degree.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-Ep3TBUV8
  5. A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-mcNb6oJS
  6. The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-LbvKH3VA
  7. The owner of a slave, in some literature.
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-DEwZamKT
  8. (BDSM) Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one. Categories (topical): BDSM
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-jnKGbGQi Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality

Alternative forms

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