Contents 1 Arts and entertainment 2 Sport 3 Ranks and titles 4 Education 5 Proper names 5.1 Surname 5.2 Other 6 Other uses 7 See also

Master (a man having control or authority) or Masters may refer to:

• Guru, a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. A guru (गुरु গুরু is a person who is regarded as having great knowledge wisdom and authority in a certain area and uses it to guide others
• Maestro, a skilled, usually non-academic, instructor, as in Dance Master, Music Master, Fencing Master, Drawing Master etc. Maestro means " Master " or " Teacher " in Italian.
• Master (BDSM), honorific some people use to describe the dominant partner in a relationship. In BDSM, Master is one of the honorifics some people use to describe the dominant partner or "owner" in a Master/slave relationship.
• Master (form of address), a title. Master is an English title In English and Welsh society Master was used in England for men of some rank especially "free masters"
• Master craftsman, a fully qualified artisan or craftsman, originally as rank in a guild. A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster, Meister was a member of a Guild.
• Masters of the Ancient Wisdom, beings believed in Theosophy to constitute the Spiritual Hierarchy of Earth (also called the Great White Brotherhood). Ascended Masters, in the Ascended Master Teachings is derived from the Theosophical concept of Masters of Wisdom or "Mahatmas". This article is about the philosophy introduced by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Spiritual Hierarchy is a term used often in Theosophy, Neo-Theosophy, and the Ascended Master Teachings. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The Great White Brotherhood, in some Theosophical and New Age belief systems is a group of supernatural beings of great power who spread the true religious teachings
• Sensei, a Japanese title used to refer to authority figures. is a Japanese title used to refer to or address teachers professionals such as lawyers and doctors politicians clergymen and other authority figures
• Slavemaster, a person who manages slaves. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another

Arts and entertainment

• Old Master, certain esteemed European painters who worked before 1800
  • Old master print, a print made by the Old Masters
• Master (band), an American death metal band. " Old Master " (or " old master " is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such An old master print is a work of art produced by a Printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World Master is a Death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart
• Master (Russian band), a Russian thrash metal band. This article is about the Russian thrash metal band For the American death metal band see Master (band.
• The Master, a Doctor Who villain
• Master (Doctor Who audio), a Doctor Who audio drama. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Master is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series
• Master recording, the original of a visual and/or sound recording, which is then mixed and/or cut into a template from which distributable copies are made. A master recording is an original Recording, from which copies may be made F
• Master Hand, a video game character from Super Smash Brothers and other games. is a series of Fighting games published by Nintendo, featuring characters from established video games.
• Master class, a class given in a particular discipline by an expert in that discipline. Master Class is a play by Terrence McNally, with incidental music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini.
• Masters (The Tripods), a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's The Tripods trilogy. The Masters are a fictional race of beings in John Christopher 's The Tripods trilogy
• Master (film), a 1997 Telugu-language film
• The Master (film), a 1989 Hong Kong action/adventure film. Master is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Allu Aravind.

Sport

• Masters Tournament, one of golf's four major championships
• Masters Cup (disc golf), an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour
• Master of Sports of the USSR, a Soviet sports rank
• Masters (snooker), a snooker tournament
• Masters athletics (track and field), the category reserved for competition among older athletes, the name of the category for keeping world records for these athletes, and a term for the competitors themselves
• Masters football, a football league in Britain contested by retired footballing legends. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The Masters Cup is an annual Disc golf tournament held at De Laveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz California. Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация was a document which provided general The Masters (known formally as the Saga Insurance Masters, for sponsorship purposes and for many years the Benson and Hedges Masters) is a professional Masters athletics is a class of track and field competition featuring five-year age groups beginning at age 35 Masters football is a 6 a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 are chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee
• Chess master, a particularly skilled chess player
  • FIDE Master, International Master, and International Grandmaster, etc. A chess master is a Chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat Chess experts who themselves typically can nearly always prevail against most amateurs FIDE Master (FM is a title awarded by the world Chess governing body Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
• Tennis Masters Cup, a tennis tournament
• Ultimate Masters of Formula 3, an international Formula 3 race at Circuit Park Zandvoort
• Swimming Masters, Swimming Championships
• Magnolia Beverage Masters, Philippine basketball
• Tanduay Rhum Masters, defunct Philippine basketball team
• In bodybuilding, Masters is an aged-related competitive classification, usually referring to a competitor aged 40-49. The Tennis Masters Cup is a Tennis tournament played at the end of each year involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings The RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula 3 race held annually usually at the Circuit Zandvoort in The Netherlands. The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA Philippine Basketball Association (PBA and Philippine Basketball Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy.

Ranks and titles

• Master (judiciary), a low (or lowest, in some jurisdictions) rank of judge or judicial official
• Master (naval), a former rank of the United States Navy (now called lieutenant, junior grade. A Master is a low (or lowest in some jurisdictions rank of judge or judicial official in a number of judiciaries such as those of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Master was a historic rank of the United States Navy, above that of an ensign and below a Lieutenant. )
• Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland
• Master Aircrew, the highest non-commissioned rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to Warrant Officer in other branches
• Master Cadet, the highest non-commissioned rank within the Sea Cadet Corps of the New Zealand Cadet Forces. The Heir-apparent or Heir presumptive to a Scottish peerage is known as a Master, or Mistress if the heir is female Master Aircrew (MAcr is the Warrant Officer rank held by Aircrew in the Royal Air Force.
• Master Corporal, an appointment of Corporal in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces
• Master craftsman, a member of a guild
• Master Driver, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps
• Master Gunner, a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Artillery
• Master Mariner, the official title of someone qualified to command a ship, a nautical captain. Master Corporal ( MCpl) ( French: caporal-chef or cplc) in the Canadian Forces A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster, Meister was a member of a Guild. Master Gunner is an appointment of Warrant Officer in the British Army 's Royal Artillery. Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea
• Master Seaman, an appointment of Leading Seaman in the navy element of the Canadian Forces
• Master Sergeant, a non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces and the United States Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps
• Master tradesman, a person who has a greater level of skill than most in the licensed trades
• Master Warrant Officer, the second highest non-commissioned rank in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces. Master Seaman (MS or matelot-chef (matc in French, is a Non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Navy, which is between A master sergeant is the Military rank for a senior Non-commissioned officer in some armed forces A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster, Meister was a member of a Guild. Master Warrant Officer is a military rank in the Canadian Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces.
• Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy
• Special master, a quasi-judicial legal officer
• Master or Worshipful Master, the presiding officer of a Masonic Lodge
• Sailing Master, the warrant officer responsible for the navigation and steering of a sailing vessel during the Age of Sail. A Master-at-Arms (MAA is a rating responsible for Discipline aboard a Naval ship. A special master, in Law, is an authority appointed by a Judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed This article relates to mainstream 'Craft Freemasonry' sometimes known as 'Blue Lodge Freemasonry' Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea The Age of Sail was the period in which International trade and Naval warfare were dominated by Sailing Ships lasting from the 16th to the mid
• Jedi master, a rank in the fictional Star Wars Jedi Order

Education

• Master, traditional title of the head teacher of some colleges of the universities of Cambridge, Durham, and Oxford. The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Headmaster redirects here For the type of Transformers please see Headmaster (Transformers.
• Master's degree, a graduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in a specified discipline.
• Master of the United College, the head of the United College at the University of St Andrews. The Master of the United College is a senior Academic at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland who is charged with carrying out
• The Masters School, an independent school in New York. The Masters School, known as 'Dobbs' by its alums is a private coeducational boarding and day preparatory school in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
• Schoolmaster, a male school teacher. A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male School Teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere.
• Headmaster, the most senior teacher in a school (British usage). Headmaster redirects here For the type of Transformers please see Headmaster (Transformers.
• Master of the Children, for the choir boys. Master of the Children is a title awarded to an adult musician who is put in charge of the musical training and in some cases the general education (which sometimes gets offered as a priceless
• Mastery education, the belief that students must demonstrate mastery of basic material before advancing

Proper names

Surname

The surname Masters is of Norman origin and it is thought that it is probably an anglicized form of the French Maystres, Maystre, or Maistre. Outcome-based education (OBE is a recurring Education reform model The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. Joseph-Marie Comte de Maistre (1 April 1753- 26 February 1821 was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer diplomat writer and philosopher

• Charles Harcourt Masters (b. Charles Harcourt Masters (born 1759 was an English surveyor and Architect in Bath. 1759), British surveyor and architect in Bath, Somerset
• Chris Mordetzky, American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name Chris Masters
• Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950), an American poet
• Ian Masters (songwriter)
• Ian Masters (broadcaster)
• Ian Masters (journalist)
• John Masters (1914–1983), an English soldier and novelist
• Mark Masters, an American radio company owner
• Maxwell T. Masters, British botanist
• Roy Masters (radio presenter), a British-born American talk radio personality
• Roy Masters (sport), an Australian rugby league coach, sport administrator and sports journalist
• William Masters (1915-2001), an American gynecologist and sexologist

Other

• Masters and Johnson, sexologists
• Master of Puppets, an album by Metallica, often referred to as simply Master
• Masters of Deception, a hacker group
• Masters of reality Black Sabbath album
• The Puppet Masters, a story
• Masters of the Universe, a television cartoon
• The Dancing Wu Li Masters
• Master Lock, importer of padlocks, combination locks, and security products
• Master Bomber, a military commander in an aircraft who directs a bombing attack (e. Chris Mordetzky (born January 8 1983 showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece, touting him as having a body so perfect it would appear Edgar Lee Masters ( Garnett, Kansas, August 23, 1868 - Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1950 Ian Masters (born January 4 1964 in Potters Bar Hertfordshire England) is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer Ian Masters is a British television broadcaster commentator author screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Ian Masters is an Australian born American BBC trained Broadcast journalist, Commentator, Author, Screenwriter and Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO (1914&ndash1983 was an English officer in the British Indian Army and Novelist. Mark Masters is the president CEO and co-owner of Talk Radio Network and its subsidiaries Maxwell Tylden Masters ( April 15, 1833 - May 30, 1907) was an English Botanist and Taxonomist. Roy Masters (born April 2, 1928) is a radio commentator and author based in Southern Oregon, United States. Roydon (Roy Masters is a well-known Australian Rugby league football coach sports administrator and sports journalist The Masters and Johnson research team, made up of William Masters and Virginia E Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Masters of Deception ( MOD) were a New York -based hacker group Masters of Reality is a Hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse New York. The Puppet Masters is a 1951 Science fiction novel by Robert A Masters of the Universe (commonly abbreviated to MOTU) is a Media franchise created by Mattel. The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav is a popular New age book from 1979 about mysticist interpretations of Quantum physics. For the professional wrestling move called the Master Lock see Professional wrestling holds. See also Operation Crossbow Operation Hydra attacked the Peenemünde Army Research Center after midnight of 17 August/18 August 1943 and opened the g. , Operation Bellicose and Operation Hydra in World War II). Operation Bellicose was a World War II British Strategic bombing mission against Friedrichshafen and La Spezia. See also Operation Crossbow Operation Hydra attacked the Peenemünde Army Research Center after midnight of 17 August/18 August 1943 and opened the

Other uses

• Gangmaster, a person who provides workers for agricultural purposes. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority is a UK agency regulating the supply of Workers to the agricultural, horticultural and Shellfish industries
• Master-slave (technology), one device controlling the operation of other devices. Master/slave is a model of Communication where one device or process has unidirectional Control over one or more other devices
• Master, the original of a document or other copied item. Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones forgeries, or
• Master recording, the original of a recording. A master recording is an original Recording, from which copies may be made
• Master Bates, an infamous slavemaster who murdered 1000 slaves before the Civil War.

See also

• The Master (disambiguation)
• Meister (surname)
• Mistress
• Mister
• Grand master

Meister ( German "master" is a Family name, and may refer to Alton Meister (1922&mdash1995 U MISTER ( "Metropolitan Individual System of Transportation on an Elevated Rail") is a Personal rapid transit (PRT system developed in Poland.

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