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Master (a man having control or authority) or Masters may refer to:

  • Guru, a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
  • Maestro, a skilled, usually non-academic, instructor, as in Dance Master, Music Master, Fencing Master, Drawing Master etc.
  • Master (BDSM), honorific some people use to describe the dominant partner in a relationship.
  • Master (form of address), a title.
  • Master craftsman, a fully qualified artisan or craftsman, originally as rank in a guild.
  • Sensei, a Japanese title used to refer to authority figures.
  • Slavemaster, a person who manages slaves.

Arts and entertainment

Sport

Ranks and titles

  • Jedi master, a rank in the fictional Star Wars Jedi Order
  • Master (judiciary), a low (or lowest, in some jurisdictions) rank of judge or judicial official
  • Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland
  • Master Aircrew, the highest non-commissioned rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to Warrant Officer in other branches
  • Master Cadet, the highest non-commissioned rank within the Sea Cadet Corps of the New Zealand Cadet Forces.
  • Master Corporal, an appointment of Corporal in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces
  • Master craftsman, a member of a guild
  • Master Driver, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps
  • Master Gunner, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Artillery
  • Master Mariner, the official title of someone qualified to command a ship, a nautical captain.
  • Master Seaman, an appointment of Leading Seaman in the navy element of the Canadian Forces
  • Master tradesman, a person who has a greater level of skill than most in the licensed trades
  • Master Warrant Officer, the second highest non-commissioned rank in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces.
  • Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy
  • Special master, a quasi-judicial legal officer
  • Master or Worshipful Master, the presiding officer of a Masonic Lodge

Education

  • Master, traditional title of the head of some colleges of the universities of Cambridge, Durham and Oxford.
  • Master's degree, a graduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in a specified discipline.
  • Master of the United College, the head of the United College at the University of St Andrews.
  • The Masters School, an independent school in New York.
  • Schoolmaster, a male school teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere.
  • Headmaster, the most senior teacher in a school (British usage).
  • Master of the Children, for the choir boys.
  • Mastery education, the belief that students must demonstrate mastery of basic material before advancing

Proper names

Surname

The surname Masters is of Norman origin and it is thought that it is probably an anglised form of the French Maystres, Maystre or Maistre.

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