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.

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Arts and entertainment

• Old Master, certain esteemed European painters who worked before 1800
  • Old master print, a print made by the Old Masters
• Master (band), an American death metal band.
• Master (Russian band), a Russian thrash metal band.
• The Master, a Doctor Who villain
• Master (Doctor Who audio), a Doctor Who audio drama.
• Master recording, the original of a visual and/or sound recording, which is then mixed and/or cut into a template from which distributable copies are made.
• Master Hand, a video game character from Super Smash Brothers and other games.
• Master class, a class given in a particular discipline by an expert in that discipline.
• Masters (The Tripods), a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's The Tripods trilogy.
• Master (film), a 1997 Telugu-language film
• The Master (film), a 1989 Hong Kong action/adventure film.

An Old Master (or old master) is one of the great European painters who lived 1500 through 1800, or a painting by one of these painters. ... The term Old Master Print is used to describe works of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World). ... Master is a death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart. ... This article is about the Russian Thrash metal band. ... This article is about the character. ... This article is about the television series. ... Master is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... A master recording is an original recording, from which copies may be made. ... Master Hands trophy in Super Smash Brothers: Melee. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An artists impression of the Masters. ... Master is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Allu Aravind. ... The Master is a 1989 action/adventure film starring Jet Li and Yuen Wah. ...

Sport

• Masters Tournament, one of golf's four major championships
• Masters Cup (disc golf), an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour
• Master of Sports of the USSR, a Soviet sports rank
• Masters (snooker), a snooker tournament
• Masters athletics (track and field), the category reserved for competition among older athletes, the name of the category for keeping world records for these athletes, and a term for the competitors themselves
• Masters football, a football league in Britain contested by retired footballing legends.
• Chess master, a particularly skilled chess player
  • FIDE Master, International Master, and International Grandmaster, etc.
• Tennis Masters Cup, a tennis tournament
• Ultimate Masters of Formula 3, an international Formula 3 race at Circuit Park Zandvoort
• Swimming Masters, Swimming Championships
• Magnolia Beverage Masters, Philippine basketball
• Tanduay Rhum Masters, defunct Philippine basketball team
• In bodybuilding, Masters is an aged-related competitive classification, usually referring to a competitor aged 40-49.

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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 Sergeant, a non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces and the United States Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps
• 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

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Education

• Master, traditional title of the head teacher 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

A head teacher, headmaster or headmistress (all often referred to simply as the head) is the most senior teacher in a school in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Master of the United College is a senior academic at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland who is charged with carrying out duties as required by the Academic Senate of that University. ... The Masters School, affectionately known as Dobbs by its alums, is a private boarding and day preparatory school in Dobbs Ferry, New York. ... A schoolmaster or simply master once referred to a male school teacher. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Standards-based education reform. ...

Proper names

Surname

The surname Masters is of Norman origin and it is thought that it is probably an anglicized form of the French Maystres, Maystre, or Maistre. Norman conquests in red. ... Joseph de Maistre (portrait by Karl Vogel von Vogelstein, 1810) Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre (April 1, 1753- February 26, 1821) was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, writer, and philosopher. ...

• Charles Harcourt Masters (b.1759), British surveyor and architect in Bath, Somerset
• Chris Mordetzky, American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name Chris Masters
• Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950), an American poet
• Ian Masters (songwriter)
• Ian Masters (broadcaster)
• Ian Masters (journalist)
• John Masters (1914–1983), an English soldier and novelist
• Mark Masters, an American radio company owner
• Maxwell T. Masters, British botanist
• Roy Masters (radio presenter), a British-born American talk radio personality
• Roy Masters (sport), an Australian rugby league coach, sport administrator and sports journalist
• William Masters (1915-2001), an American gynecologist and sexologist

Charles Harcourt Masters (born 1759) was an English surveyor and architect in Bath. ... Chris Mordetsky, better known by his stage name Chris Masters, born on January 8, 1983 in Santa Monica, California, is a professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 - March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. ... For other persons of the same name, see Ian Masters. ... John Masters (1914–1983) was an English officer in the British Indian Army and novelist. ... Mark Masters is the president, CEO, and co-owner of Talk Radio Network and its subsidiaries. ... Maxwell T. Masters was a 19th century botanist and taxonomist. ... Roy Masters is a British-born American talk radio personality and author of the books How Your Mind Can Keep You Well, The Hypnosis of Life, The Secret Power of Words, The Adam and Eve Sindrome, How to Survive Your Parents, Eat No Evil, Finding God in Physics: Einsteins... Roy Masters born ?, is a well-known Australian Rugby League Football coach, sports administrator and sports journalist. ... Time magazine, May 25, 1970 Gynecologist William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) and psychologist Virginia Eshelman Johnson (born February 11, 1925) pioneered research into human sexual behavior during the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Other

• Masters and Johnson, sexologists
• Master of Puppets, an album by Metallica, often referred to as simply Master
• Masters of Deception, a hacker group
• Masters of reality Black Sabbath album
• The Puppet Masters, a story
• Masters of the Universe, a television cartoon
• The Dancing Wu Li Masters
• Master Lock, importer of padlocks, combination locks, and security products
• Master Bomber, a military commander in an aircraft who directs a bombing attack (e.g., Operation Bellicose and Operation Hydra in World War II).

Time magazine, May 25, 1970 The Masters and Johnson research team, made up of William Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. ... For the title track of the album, see Master of Puppets (song). ... The Masters of Deception (MOD) were a New York-based hacker group. ... This article is about Masters of Reality. ... In 1951, Robert A. Heinlein published a science fiction novel, The Puppet Masters, in which American secret agents battle parasitic invaders from outer space. ... Clash of the titans: He-Man and Skeletor face off on the cover of a vintage MOTU graphic novel. ... The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav is a popular new age book from 1979 about quantum physics interpretations. ... A Master Lock brand padlock Master Lock is the worlds largest importer of padlocks, combination locks and related security products for automotive and outdoor needs including home and yard, contractors, power sports, campus and bike needs. ... Combatants RAF Bomber Command Luftwaffe Commanders Group Captain J. H. Searby Josef Kammhuber, Hubert Weise[2] Strength Hydra: 324 Lancasters, 218 Halifaxes, 54 Stirlings[3] Whitebait: Intruders:28 Mosquitos, 10 Beaufighters[4] Airdrop: tbd Halifaxes Hydra: 35 fighters including 2 Me 109 and about 30 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Whitebait... Combatants RAF Bomber Command Luftwaffe Strength 56 Avro Lancaster 5 Group 4 Avro Lancaster 8 Group (Pathfinders) Operation Bellicose was the name of a British aircraft strategic bombing mission that began on June 20, 1943 during World War II. The target was the Zeppelin Works, the suspected manufacturing site of... Combatants RAF Bomber Command Luftwaffe Commanders Group Captain J. H. Searby Josef Kammhuber, Hubert Weise[2] Strength Hydra: 324 Lancasters, 218 Halifaxes, 54 Stirlings[3] Whitebait: Intruders:28 Mosquitos, 10 Beaufighters[4] Airdrop: tbd Halifaxes Hydra: 35 fighters including 2 Me 109 and about 30 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Whitebait...

Other uses

• Gangmaster, a person who provides workers for agricultural purposes.
• Master-slave (technology), one device controlling the operation of other devices.
• Master, the original of a document or other copied item.
• Master recording, the original of a recording.

Gangmaster is a term used to describe a business or individual which employs mainly casual workers in certain specific industries on short-term contracts. ... This article is about the computer concept. ... Originality refers to something being new or novel. ... A master recording is an original recording, from which copies may be made. ...

See also

Look up master in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• The Master (disambiguation)
• Meister (surname)
• Mistress
• Mister
• Grand master

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