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meister

/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/

meister noun: a person of great skill or authority in a particular field.

Noun

meister (plural meisters)

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

Forms of meister

pluralmeisters

Plural of meister: meisters

Origin of meister

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.

Words formed from meister

Questions about meister

What does meister mean?
Meister means a person of great skill or authority in a particular field.
What part of speech is meister?
Meister is a noun.
How do you pronounce meister?
Meister is pronounced /ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/.
What is the plural of meister?
The plural of meister is meisters.

Words near meister in the dictionary

  1. Meissner
  2. Meissner effect
  3. Meissner effects
  4. Meissner oscillator
  5. Meissner oscillators
  6. meister
  7. meisters
  8. meistersinger
  9. meistersingers
  10. Meitei
  11. Meitei Huei

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