master

Definition for master

adjective as in expert

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adept, experienced, skilled, skillful

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ace, crack, crackerjack

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masterly, proficient

adjective as in main

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leading

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ascendant, chief, controlling, grand, great, major, original, overbearing, predominate, prime, principal, sovereign

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foremost, paramount, predominant, preponderant, prevalent, regnant, supreme

noun as in person in charge, female or male

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administrator, boss, commander, director, guru, instructor, judge, manager, owner, ruler, teacher

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captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, conqueror, controller, employer, general, governor, guide, head, lord, matriarch, overlord, overseer, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, skipper, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, tutor, wheel

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commanding officer, head person, schoolmaster/mistress, spiritual leader, top dog

noun as in expert, skilled person, female or male

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artist, authority, connoisseur, doctor, genius, guru, professional, scientist

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ace, adept, artiste, buff, champion, conqueror, doyen, doyenne, maestro, maven, pro, pundit, sage, savant, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz, winner, wizard

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old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, proficient, real pro, whiz-bang

verb as in learn; become proficient

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comprehend, grasp, understand

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acquire, cram, grind, study, swamp

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beat the game, beat the system, bone up, bury yourself in, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, hit the books, learn the ropes, megastudy, pick up

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"As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will."

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As prime minister of the UK for more than 10 years, Sir Tony Blair was a master of political compromise.

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In recent seasons, Arsenal have become masters of scoring from set-pieces.

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Netanyahu is known as a master of political manoeuvres, threading a path between political roadblocks to buy time.

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"We have the players, we have the height and we have the delivery," the Newcastle head coach said before facing set-piece masters Arsenal on Sunday.

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