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Meister

Meister

See also: meister and -meister

German

Noun

Meister m (genitive Meisters, plural Meister)

  1. master
  2. (sports) champion

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meister

meister

See also: Meister and -meister

English

Noun

meister (plural meisters)

  1. A person of great skill or authority in a particular field
    • 2009, January 20, “Natalie Angier”, in In Geek Chic and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science:
      The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister.

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German

Adjective

meister

  1. inflected form of viel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛistɛr/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

meister m (definite singular meisteren, indefinite plural meistrar, definite plural meistrane)

  1. master (person of authority)
  2. champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)

Derived terms

  • meistra/meistre
  • verdsmeister
  • meisterskap

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