meister

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meister

/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/

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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.

noun meisters

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.

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@misc{meister_2026,
  title = {meister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}