"Master" meaning in English

See Master in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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-dnGXuSM7 Disambiguation of Titles: 35 4 14 7 3 10 8 10 5 4 Disambiguation of Wicca: 58 4 9 1 1 11 8 3 1 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 8 21 0 2 14 10 6 0 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 5 12 0 1 17 12 3 0 3 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: Master of the Rolls, Master of the Household, Master of the Horse, Master of the bench, Master of foxhounds, MEd, Chancery Master

Noun

Forms: Masters [plural]
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. Synonyms: master, Massa, Mastah (english: slave sense only; AAVE)
    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. Categories (topical): BDSM
    Sense id: en-Master-en-noun-TT02RQu7 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality

Alternative forms

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