noun
Meaning 1
A person of great skill or authority in a particular field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meister
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: M AY1 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
History
Etymology
From German Meister (“master, highly skilled tradesman; champion”), from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister, whence also English master, mister, magister, and maestro, making all these words doublets of each other.
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