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master
adjective as in expert
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adjective as in main
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ascendant, chief, controlling, grand, great, major, original, overbearing, predominate, prime, principal, sovereign
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foremost, paramount, predominant, preponderant, prevalent, regnant, supreme
noun as in person in charge, female or male
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administrator, boss, commander, director, guru, instructor, judge, manager, owner, ruler, teacher
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captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, conqueror, controller, employer, general, governor, guide, head, lord, matriarch, overlord, overseer, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, skipper, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, tutor, wheel
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commanding officer, head person, schoolmaster/mistress, spiritual leader, top dog
noun as in expert, skilled person, female or male
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artist, authority, connoisseur, doctor, genius, guru, professional, scientist
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ace, adept, artiste, buff, champion, conqueror, doyen, doyenne, maestro, maven, pro, pundit, sage, savant, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz, winner, wizard
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old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, proficient, real pro, whiz-bang
verb as in learn; become proficient
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Example Sentences
There’s something deeply satisfying about that moment when you’ve finally mastered the bones of a new skill and can start to play.
He eventually obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming and studied toward a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin.
With luck this master writer has more tales to tell.
The master bathroom is adorned with marble walls and a double vanity.
It's also possible that he sees a future as an all-powerful political puppet master, head of a conglomerate that controls businesses, a mercenary army and a political party.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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