Master vs. Mater — What's the Difference?

The owner or keeper of an animal

Mother

The owner of a slave.

Mother.

One who has control over or ownership of something

Mother.

An employer.

(anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

The man who serves as the head of a household.

(biology) Someone or something that mates.

One who defeats another; a victor

See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.

One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.

Informal terms for a mother

The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.

One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.

Master(Christianity) Jesus.

A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.

One who holds a master's degree.

An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.

An old master.

A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.

An expert

Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.

Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.

Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.

Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.

(Archaic) Used as a form of address for a man; mister.

One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.

Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.

An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.

Principal or predominant

Controlling all other parts of a mechanism

Highly skilled or proficient

Being an original from which copies are made.

To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about

To overcome or defeat

To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).

Someone who has control over something or someone.

The owner of an animal or slave.

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

(dated) The head of a household.

Someone who employs others.

An expert at something.

A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

(dated) A schoolmaster.

A skilled artist.

(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

A person holding such a degree.

The original of a document or of a recording.

(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

(freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

(BDSM) A male dominant.

A vessel having a specified number of masts.

Masterful.

Main, principal or predominant.

Highly skilled.

Original.

(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?

(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

To own; to possess.

To make a master copy of.

To earn a Master's degree.

A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; - formerly used with much more extensive application than now.

One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.

One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mĭster, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.

The commander of a merchant vessel; - usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

To own; to posses.

To be skillful; to excel.

An artist of consummate skill;

A person who has general authority over others

A combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Directs the work of other

Presiding officer of a school

An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

An authority qualified to teach apprentices

Key that secures entrance everywhere

Be or become completely proficient or skilled in;

Get on top of; deal with successfully;

Have dominance or the power to defeat over;

Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;