The word meister originally means "master" in German (as in master craftsman or as an honorific title such as Meister Eckhart; akin to maestro). It has been borrowed into English slang, where it is used in compound words. These neologisms mostly have a sarcastic intent (for example, "stubblemeister" for someone with a short neat beard; heard on BBC TV; or concertmeister, leader of a symphony). Jazz is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. ... A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. ... The Meister Eckhart portal of the Erfurt Church. ... Look up Maestro, maestro in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Slang (disambiguation). ... In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (a word) that consists of more than one other lexeme. ... A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (or coined), often to apply to new concepts, to synthesize pre-existing concepts, or to make older terminology sound more contemporary. ... Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The concertmaster/mistress, or concertmeister (from German Konzertmeister is the leader of the first violin section of a symphony orchestra. ...

In compound words such as Wachtmeister or Polizeimeister, the word meister has also been used as a police rank of Germany with the first usage dating to the 19th century. Many modern day German police forces use variations of the title Meister. During the Second World War, Meister was the highest enlisted rank of the Ordnungspolizei. Wachtmeister was a German military rank of non-comissioned officers. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Flag of the Ordnungspolizei The Ordnungspolizei (OrPo) was the name for the regular German police force that existed in Nazi Germany between the years of 1936 and 1945. ...

Meister had a recent resurgence in American popular culture with two characters. The first, "The Rich-meister," portrayed by Rob Schneider on Saturday Night Live, added meister (among other words) as a suffix to the names of his coworkers for comical effect. More recently, the character Stifler from American Pie referred to himself as "The Stif-meister", in an attempt to portray his high self-confidence. The usage of meister in American Pie likely dates back to the Saturday Night Live usage. It is also often used in referring to Formula One driver Michael Schumacher as Der Regenmeister (the rain master) due to his highly-rated driving through low-visibility or wet conditions. It has also recently been used in the anime Gundam 00 referring to the pilots of the Gundams as Gundam Meisters. This article is about the American actor/comedian. ... SNL redirects here. ... American Pie is a 1999 film, the first by director Paul Weitz, written by Adam Herz. ... F1 redirects here. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced , (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ) is the latest television anime of Sunrises long-running Gundam franchise. ... This article is about the anime series. ...