Master vs. Mater — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Master and Mater
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Definitions
Master➦
The owner or keeper of an animal
The dog ran toward its master.
Mater➦
Mother
The mater has kept on the house in London
Master➦
The owner of a slave.
Mater➦
Mother.
Master➦
One who has control over or ownership of something
The master of a large tea plantation.
Mater➦
Mother.
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Master➦
An employer.
Mater➦
(anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
Master➦
The man who serves as the head of a household.
Mater➦
(biology) Someone or something that mates.
Master➦
One who defeats another; a victor
I had to admit that I had met my master and so conceded the game.
Mater➦
See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.
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Master➦
One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.
Mater➦
Informal terms for a mother
Master➦
The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.
Master➦
One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.
Master➦
Master(Christianity) Jesus.
Master➦
A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.
Master➦
One who holds a master's degree.
Master➦
An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.
Master➦
An old master.
Master➦
A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.
Master➦
An expert
A master of three languages.
Master➦
Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.
Master➦
Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
Master➦
Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.
Master➦
Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.
Master➦
(Archaic) Used as a form of address for a man; mister.
Master➦
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➦
Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.
Master➦
An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.
Master➦
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.
Master➦
Principal or predominant
A master plot.
Master➦
Controlling all other parts of a mechanism
A master switch.
Master➦
Highly skilled or proficient
A master thief.
Master➦
Being an original from which copies are made.
Master➦
To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about
Mastered the language in a year's study.
Master➦
To overcome or defeat
He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.
Master➦
To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).
Master➦
Someone who has control over something or someone.
Master➦
The owner of an animal or slave.
Master➦
(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
Master➦
(dated) The head of a household.
Master➦
Someone who employs others.
Master➦
An expert at something.
Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
Master➦
A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
Master➦
(dated) A schoolmaster.
Master➦
A skilled artist.
Master➦
(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
Master➦
A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
She has a master in psychology.
Master➦
A person holding such a degree.
He is a master of marine biology.
Master➦
The original of a document or of a recording.
The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
Master➦
(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
Master➦
(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property....
Master➦
A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
A master wheel
A master database
Master➦
(freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
Master➦
(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Master➦
(BDSM) A male dominant.
Master➦
A vessel having a specified number of masts.
A two-master
Master➦
Masterful.
A master performance
Master➦
Main, principal or predominant.
Master➦
Highly skilled.
Master batsman
Master➦
Original.
Master copy
Master➦
(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?
Master➦
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
Master➦
(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.
Master➦
To own; to possess.
Master➦
To make a master copy of.
Master➦
To earn a Master's degree.
He mastered in English at the state college.
Master➦
A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
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.
Master➦
One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
Master of a hundred thousand drachms.
We are masters of the sea.
Master➦
One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
Great masters of ridicule.
No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.
Master➦
A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mĭster, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
Master➦
A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.
Master➦
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.
Master➦
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.
Throughout the city by the master gate.
Master➦
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.
Master➦
To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
Master➦
To own; to posses.
The wealthThat the world masters.
Master➦
To be skillful; to excel.
Master➦
An artist of consummate skill;
A master of the violin
One of the old masters
Master➦
A person who has general authority over others
Master➦
A combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Master➦
Directs the work of other
Master➦
Presiding officer of a school
Master➦
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Master➦
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Master➦
Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Master➦
An authority qualified to teach apprentices
Master➦
Key that secures entrance everywhere
Master➦
Be or become completely proficient or skilled in;
She mastered Japanese in less than two years
Master➦
Get on top of; deal with successfully;
He overcame his shyness
Master➦
Have dominance or the power to defeat over;
Her pain completely mastered her
The methods can master the problems
Master➦
Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;
Do you control these data?