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masters

/ˈmæs.tɚz/

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What does masters mean?

noun

  1. plural of master
  2. Ellipsis of master's degree.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of master
More meanings (5)

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.

noun

  1. A master's degree.
  2. A person holding a master's degree, as a title.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation
  2. A ghost town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmæs.tɚz/

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“I broke a fellow in, once,” said St. Clare, “that all the overseers and masters had tried their hands on in vain.”
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
His transient masters since he had come into the Northland had bred in him a fear that no master could be permanent.
Jack LondonThe call of the wildProject Gutenberg ebook #215
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Had not the doctor been one of the most indulgent of masters, he would not have escaped with merely a severe whipping.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
In their feeble minds the ideas of equality meant simply the suppression of all leaders and masters, and therefore of all obedience.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Her masters, of course, didn't know what the farmers meant, till they were told all about what I have been telling you.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474