Meister

//ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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