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Someone who has control over something or someone.
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The owner of an animal or slave.
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(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
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(dated) A male head of household.
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Someone who employs others.
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An expert at something.
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A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
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(dated) A male schoolteacher.
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A skilled artist.
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(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
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A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
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A person holding such a degree.
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The original of a document or of a recording.
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(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
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(law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
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(engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
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(Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
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(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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Short for master key.
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(BDSM) A male dominant.