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Ranks or titles

* Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *
Grandmaster (chess) Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally it h ...
, National Master, International Master, FIDE Master, Candidate Master, all ranks of chess player * Grandmaster (martial arts) or Master, an honorary title * Grand master (order), a title denoting the head of an order or knighthood * Grand Master (Freemasonry), the head of a Grand Lodge and the highest rank of a Masonic organization * Maestro, an orchestral conductor, or the master within some other musical discipline *Master, a title of Jesus in the New Testament *Master or shipmaster, the
sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficie ...
of a merchant vessel *
Master (college) A master (more generically called a head of house or head of college) is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university, Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom, principally in the United Kingdom. The actual tit ...
, head of a college *
Master (form of address) Master is an English honorific for boys and young men. Etymology ''Master'' was used in England for men of some rank, especially "free masters" of a trade guild and by any manual worker or servant employee addressing his employer (his master), b ...
, an English honorific for boys and young men * Master (judiciary), a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions * Master mariner, a licensed mariner who is qualified to be a sea captain in the merchant marine * Master (naval), a former naval rank *
Master (Peerage of Scotland) The heir apparent or heir presumptive to a Scottish peerage is known as a Master, or a Mistress if the heir is female. The heir's style is "The Master of eerage or "The Mistress of eerage. If the master is an heir apparent, and the peerage has ...
, the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland *
Master craftsman Historically, a master craftsman or master tradesman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. The title survives as the highest professional qualification in craft industries. In the European guild system, only mas ...
, in the Medieval guilds * Master of ceremonies, or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance * Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy * Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline * Masters of the Ancient Wisdom, reputed to be enlightened beings originally identified by the founders of the Theosophical Society * Old Master, a term for a recognised Western painter active before circa 1800 * Schoolmaster or master, presiding officer of a school *Slave owner, an owner of victims of slavery *
Station master The station master (or stationmaster) is the person in charge of a railway station, particularly in the United Kingdom and many other countries outside North America. In the United Kingdom, where the term originated, it is now largely historical ...
, formerly the person in charge of railway stations *Worshipful Master, the senior Masonic lodge officer * Zen master, a somewhat vague English term, sometimes used to refer to an individual who teaches Zen Buddhist meditation and practices


Aircraft and vehicles

* Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master, an Italian military transonic trainer aircraft * Miles Master, a British 2-seat training aircraft during the Second World War * Renault Master, a van


Arts, entertainment, and media


Fictional characters

* Master (''Manos''), the head villain in the horror movie ''Manos: The Hands of Fate'' * Masters (''The Tripods''), a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's ''The Tripods'' trilogy * Master (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a recurring villain in the fantasy television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Master (''Master and Margarita''), a character from the Mikhail Bulgakov novel * The Master (''Doctor Who''), a recurring villain in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' ** ''The Master'' (The Doctor Who Role Playing Game), a supplement for ''The Doctor Who Role-playing Game'' about The Doctor's nemesis * The Master (''Fallout''), a character in the 1997 video game ''Fallout'' *The Master, a nickname for
Ancient One The Ancient One is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was the mentor of Doctor Strange and was his predecessor as Sorcerer Supreme. The character was voiced by Michael Ansara in the 1978 telev ...
(Marvel Comics) *The Master, the player's character in the Nintendo game series '' ActRaiser'' *The Master, an optional three-time boss Toad Sensei in '' Paper Mario'' *The Master, a title character in the novel '' The Master and Margarita'' * The Master, the main (and mostly absent) villain from ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' *The Master, a character from the adult swim television series '' The Venture Bros.'' * The Master, character in the manga series '' Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!''


Films

* ''Master'' (1997 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * ''Master'' (2016 film), a South Korean film * ''Master'' (2021 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * ''Master'' (2022 film), an American film * ''The Master'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film * ''The Master'' (1992 film), a Hong Kong film * ''The Master'' (2005 film), a Polish film * ''The Master'' (2009 film), a Turkish film * ''The Master'' (2012 film), an American film * ''The Master'' (2015 film), a Chinese film * ''The Master'' (2016 film), a computer animated Lego short * ''Masters'' (film), a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language film


Literature

*''The Master'', an 1895 best-selling novel by Israel Zangwill * ''The Masters'' (novel), a 1951 novel in the ''Strangers and Brothers'' sequence by C. P. Snow *'' The Master: An Adventure Story'', a 1957 science fiction novel for children by T. H. White * ''The Master'' (novel), a 2004 novel by Colm Tóibín


Music and audio

* Mastering (audio), a process resulting in a master recording, also known as a master, master copy, or master tape * ''Master'' (soundtrack), 2020 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master'' * ''Master'' (score), 2021 film score to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master'' *
Master (American band) Master is an American death metal band led by Paul Speckmann. Originally formed in Chicago, the band later relocated to Uherské Hradiště, Czechia. History The group was originally formed by Speckmann in 1983 as Death Strike, after the demis ...
, a Czech-American death metal band *
Master (Russian band) Master () is a Russian thrash metal band founded in 1987 by former members of Aria. History In 1987, Alik Granovsky, Andrey Bolshakov, Kirill Pokrovsky, and Igor Molchanov left the heavy metal band Aria, due to their conflict with the produc ...
, a Russian thrash metal band * Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), known as Master, Slovene music composer * ''Yeah Yeah Yeahs'' (EP), a 2001 record by ''Yeah Yeah Yeahs'', this EP also called "Master" * ''Master'' (album of Russian band Master), a 1987 album by Russian thrash metal band ''Master'' * ''Master'' (album of American band Master), a 1990 album by American band ''Master'' * ''Master'' (audio drama), in the ''Doctor Who'' series (2003) * ''The Master'' (1961–1984), a box set album by Marvin Gaye *''The Master'', 2010 box set by Ravi Shankar * ''The Master...'' (Pepper Adams album) (1980) * ''The Master'' (Jimmy Raney album) (1983) * ''The Master'' (Rakim album) (1999) * ''The Master'' (Stan Getz album), recorded 1975, released 1982 *''The Masters'', compilation album by The Stranglers


Television and film

*An original camera negative, or other film print, duplicated or digitized to produce release prints and remasters * ''The Master'' (U.S. TV series), a 1984 American television series starring Lee Van Cleef that aired on NBC * ''The Master'' (Australian game show), a 2006 Australian quiz show that aired on Seven Network * ''The Master'' (Indonesian TV series), a 2009 Indonesian magic show television series


People

* Masami Hirosaka (born 1966), known as Master Masami, Japanese radio-controlled racer * King Curtis Iaukea (1937–2010), wrestler, ring name The Master


Places

* Master, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran *
Masters, Colorado Masters is an extinct town in Weld County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. History A post office called Masters was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1967. The community was named for a ...
, USA; a ghost town in the United States


Schools

* Graduate school, for obtaining Cycle II Tertiary Education (Master's degree) * Master's Academy & College, Canadian school in Calgary, Alberta * Masters School, an American independent school in New York


Sport


Golf

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Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first maj ...
, known as The Masters, one of the four men's major championships * Australian Masters, a golf tournament held in Australia * British Masters, a golf tournament held in the United Kingdom * South African Masters, a golf tournament held in South Africa


Tennis

* ATP World Tour Finals, the season-ending tournament on the ATP tour known in the past as The Masters (derived from 'Masters Grand Prix' and subsequently 'Tennis Masters Cup') * ATP World Tour Masters 1000, a series of top tier men's tennis tournaments on the ATP tour calendar


Other sports

* Senior sport, a competition age classification used by many sports for older athletes ** Masters athletics, competition in the sport of athletics by older athletes ** Masters cycling, competition in cycling by older athletes ** Masters Football, six-a-side indoor football competition in UK for older athletes ** Masters Rugby League, a derivative of rugby league for semi-retired and non-competitive players and officials ** Masters swimming, competition in swimming by older athletes * Masters (curling), an annual Grand Slam of Curling event *
Masters Cup (disc golf) The Masters Cup is an annual disc golf tournament held at DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz, California. The event features both amateur and professional divisions. The 23rd annual Masters Cup was held April 18–20 (amateur) and May 2–4 ...
, an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour * Masters (darts), a darts tournament in the Professional Darts Corporation * Masters (snooker), professional invitational snooker tournament * World Masters (darts), professional darts tournament


Other uses

* MASTER, a Russian network of telescopes *
Master (software) Master is a version of DeepMind's Go software AlphaGo, named after the account name (originally Magister/Magist) used online, which won 60 straight online games against human professional Go players from 29 December 2016 to 4 January 2017. This ver ...
, pseudonym AlphaGo, artificial intelligence Computer Go program * Master Lock, a brand of padlock * Master recording, the original of a visual or sound recording * Master/slave (BDSM), consensual role-playing in a sexual relationship * Master/slave (technology), a model of communication * Masters Home Improvement, an Australian Home Improvement Retailer * Sega Master System, an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console


See also

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Grandmaster (disambiguation) Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to: People * Grandmaster Flash, Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey * Grandmaster Melle Mel, Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician * "Grandmaster Sexay", nickname for professio ...
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Maestro (disambiguation) Maestro, meaning "master" or "teacher" in Italian, is a term of respect used particularly in the international music world. Maestro may also refer to: Film and TV * ''Maestro'' (2005 film), a Hungarian animated film * ''Maestro'' (2014 film), ...
* Master/Slave (disambiguation) * Master of the Universe (disambiguation) * Masters (surname) *
Meister (surname) Meister ( German for "master") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A–G *Abraham Meister (birth name of Al Lewis (actor); 1923–2006), American actor * Alfred Meister (born 1942), Swiss rower * Alton Meister (1922–1995), ...
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Metal Master (disambiguation) Metal Master or Metal Masters may refer to: *Chad Collyer (also known as "Metal Master" or "The Metal Master"), an American professional wrestler and stage musician *'' Beyblade: Metal Masters'', the second season of ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' *' ...
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Miss (disambiguation) * Miss is an honorific title of unmarried woman, see also Mistress (form of address) Miss or MISS may also refer to: * Man In Space Soonest, a U.S. Airforce space program that eventually became Project Mercury * MISS, four-letter code for the Mis ...
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Mister (disambiguation) Mister, abbreviated as Mr., is a common English language honorific. Mister may also refer to: * "Mister" (song), a song by South Korean girl group Kara * "Mr." (Yoasobi song), a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi * ''Mister'' (film), a 2017 Telugu f ...
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Mistress (disambiguation) Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to: Romance and relationships * Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a d ...
* * * * Marsters (surname) * Standard (metrology), a master reference for measurement {{Disambiguation