The difference between Master and Masters
When used as nouns, master means someone who has control over something or someone, whereas masters means a master's degree.
Master is also verb with the meaning: to be a master.
Master is also adjective with the meaning: masterful.
check bellow for the other definitions of Master and Masters
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Master as a noun:
Someone who has control over something or someone.
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Master as a noun:
The owner of an animal or slave.
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Master as a noun (nautical):
The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
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Master as a noun (dated):
The head of a household.
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Master as a noun:
Someone who employs others.
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Master as a noun:
An expert at something.
Examples:
"Mark Twain was a master of fiction."
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Master as a noun:
A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
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Master as a noun (dated):
A schoolmaster.
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Master as a noun:
A skilled artist.
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Master as a noun (dated):
A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
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Master as a noun:
A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
Examples:
"She has a master in psychology."
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Master as a noun:
A person holding such a degree.
Examples:
"He is a master of marine biology."
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Master as a noun:
The original of a document or of a recording.
Examples:
"The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks."
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Master as a noun (film):
The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
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Master as a noun (legal):
A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
Examples:
"The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property...."
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Master as a noun (engineering, computing):
A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
Examples:
"a master wheel"
"a master database"
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Master as a noun (freemasonry):
A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
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Master as a noun (by extension):
A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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Master as an adjective:
Masterful.
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Master as an adjective:
Main, principal or predominant.
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Master as an adjective:
Highly skilled.
Examples:
"'master batsman"
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Master as an adjective:
Original.
Examples:
"'master copy"
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Master as a verb (intransitive):
To be a master.
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Master as a verb (transitive):
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
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Master as a verb (transitive):
To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
Examples:
"It took her years to master the art of needlecraft."
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Master as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To own; to posses.
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Master as a verb (transitive, especially of a musical performance):
To make a master copy of.
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Master as a verb (intransitive, usually with ''in''):
To earn a Master's degree.
Examples:
"He mastered in English at the state college."
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Master as a noun (nautical, in combination):
A vessel having a specified number of masts.
Examples:
"a two-master"
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Masters as a noun:
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Masters as a noun:
A master's degree.
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Masters as a verb: