noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:G R AE1 N D M AE1 S T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:G R AE1 N M AE1 S T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A player of the highest rank, as determined by FIDE, with an Elo rating of at least 2500.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: International Grandmaster, GM, IGM
Antonyms: patzer, woodpusher
2
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Grandmaster of the Soviet Union; USSR champion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A master in a field, whose skills or accomplishments exceed those of other masters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Grandmaster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: player, participant
Narrower terms: International Grandmaster
History
Etymology
From grand + master.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
գրոսմայստեր
(grosmayster)
— highest title for chess player
Belarusian:
гросма́йстар
(hrosmájstar)
— highest title for chess player
Bulgarian:
гросма́йстор
(grosmájstor)
— highest title for chess player
Chinese Mandarin:
國際象棋特級大師 /国际象棋特级大师
(guójì xiàngqí tèjí dàshī)
— highest title for chess player
Chinese Mandarin:
西洋棋特級大師 /西洋棋特级大师
(xīyángqí tèjí dàshī)
— highest title for chess player
Czech:
velmistr
— highest title for chess player
Danish:
stormester
— highest title for chess player
Dutch:
grootmeester
— highest title for chess player
Estonian:
suurmeister
— highest title for chess player
Finnish:
suurmestari
— highest title for chess player
French:
grand maître
— highest title for chess player
Georgian:
დიდოსტატი
(didosṭaṭi)
— highest title for chess player
German:
Großmeister
— highest title for chess player
German:
Großmeisterin
— highest title for chess player
German:
Grossmeister
— highest title for chess player
German:
Grossmeisterin
— highest title for chess player
Greek:
γκραν μετρ
(gkran metr)
— highest title for chess player
Hindi:
ग्रांडमास्टर
(grāṇḍmāsṭar)
— highest title for chess player
Hungarian:
nagymester
— highest title for chess player
Irish:
Ardmháistir
— highest title for chess player
Italian:
Grande Maestro
— highest title for chess player
Japanese:
グランドマスター
(gurandomasutā)
— highest title for chess player
Kazakh:
гроссмейстер
(grossmeister)
— highest title for chess player
Korean:
그랜드마스터
(geuraendeumaseuteo)
— highest title for chess player
Latin:
Grandis magister
— highest title for chess player
Latvian:
lielmeistars
— highest title for chess player
Lithuanian:
didmeistris
— highest title for chess player
Macedonian:
велема́јстор
(velemájstor)
— highest title for chess player
Norwegian Bokmål:
stormester
— highest title for chess player
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stormeister
— highest title for chess player
Pannonian Rusyn:
велемайстор
(velemajstor)
— highest title for chess player
Polish:
arcymistrz
— highest title for chess player
Polish:
arcymistrzyni
— highest title for chess player
Portuguese:
grão-mestre
— highest title for chess player
Portuguese:
Grão-Mestre
— highest title for chess player
Russian:
гроссме́йстер
(grossméjster)
— highest title for chess player
Serbo-Croatian:
велѐма̄јстор
— highest title for chess player
Serbo-Croatian:
velèmājstor
— highest title for chess player
Slovak:
veľmajster
— highest title for chess player
Slovene:
velemojster
— highest title for chess player
Spanish:
Gran Maestro
— highest title for chess player
Swedish:
stormästare
— highest title for chess player
Ukrainian:
гросме́йстер
(hrosméjster)
— highest title for chess player
Vietnamese:
đại kiện tướng
— highest title for chess player
Yiddish:
גרויסמײַסטער
(groysmayster)
— highest title for chess player
