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master spirit

master spirit noun: the leading entity; the most important person, the controlling figure.

Noun

master spirit (plural master spirits)

  1. The leading entity; the most important person, the controlling figure.
    • The editor could have been William Davis, a man with the same Teutonic origins as Werner von Braun, although not as funny. Either way, Coren was the master spirit.2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador, published 2007, page 166

Forms of master spirit

pluralmaster spirits

Questions about master spirit

What does master spirit mean?
Master spirit means the leading entity; the most important person, the controlling figure.
What part of speech is master spirit?
Master spirit is a noun.
What is the plural of master spirit?
The plural of master spirit is master spirits.

Words near master spirit in the dictionary

  1. master sergeants
  2. master shot
  3. master shots
  4. master signifier
  5. master signifiers
  6. master spirit
  7. master spirits
  8. master status
  9. master statuses
  10. master stock
  11. master stocks

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