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Master (a man having control or authority) or Masters may refer to:
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Terms denoting skill, dominance or mastery
Sensei, a Japanese title used to refer to authority figures
Guru, a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism
Maestro, a skilled, usually non-academic, instructor, as in Dance Master, Music Master, Fencing Master, Drawing Master, etc.
Master (BDSM), honorific some people use to describe the dominant partner in a relationship
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An original
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Entertainment
Master recording, the original of a visual and/or sound recording, which is then mixed and/or cut into a template from which distributable copies are made
Master Hand, a fictional video game character from Super Smash Brothers and other games
Master class, a class given in a particular discipline by an expert in that discipline.
Masters, a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's, The Tripods trilogy
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Sport
Masters Cup, an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour
Masters (athletics), the category reserved for competition among older athletes, the name of the category for keeping world records for these athletes, and a term for the competitors themselves
Masters football, a football league in Britain contested by retired footballing legends.
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Ranks and titles
Master Aircrew, the highest non-commissioned rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to Warrant Officer in other branches
Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy
Master Corporal, an appointment of Corporal in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces
Master Driver, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps
Master Gunner, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Artillery
Master Mariner, the official title of someone qualified to command a ship
Master Seaman, an appointment of Leading Seaman in the navy element of the Canadian Forces
Master Warrant Officer, the second highest non-commissioned rank in the army and air force elements of the Canadian
Forces.
Master (judiciary), a low (or lowest, in some jurisdictions) rank of judge or judicial official
Master tradesman, a person who has a greater level of skill than most in the licensed trades
Master Cadet, the highest non-commissioned rank within the Sea Cadet Corps of the New Zealand Cadet Forces.
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Education
Master's degree, a graduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in a specified discipline
Schoolmaster, a male school teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere.
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Surname
The surname Masters is of Norman origin and it is thought that it is probably an anglised form of the French - Maystres, Maystre or Maistre.
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Other
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Also
A sea going vessel having a given number of masts e.g. a three-master
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See also
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