"loremaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loremasters [plural]
Etymology: From lore + master, possibly a learned borrowing from Middle English or calque of Middle English lore maistir (“teacher of knowledge”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|lore|master}} lore + master, {{lbor|en|enm|-|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Middle English, {{calque|en|enm|lore maistir|nocap=1|t=teacher of knowledge}} calque of Middle English lore maistir (“teacher of knowledge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} loremaster (plural loremasters)
  1. (chiefly fantasy) A wise person with knowledge of lore in any number of topics, such as history, genealogy, ancient poetry and possibly magic as well. A scholar Categories (topical): Fantasy Synonyms: lore master Coordinate_terms: loremistress
    Sense id: en-loremaster-en-noun-oICwpilt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fantasy

Inflected forms

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