Meister
//ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"The designated leaders so far include superstars like Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate, and Eric Lander, genome meister."
Etymology
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.
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