"Master" is a word in ENGLISH
To own; to posses.
To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to
become an adept in; as, to master a science.
To become the master of; to subject to one's will,
control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
One who has attained great skill in the use or application
of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as,
to be master of one's time.
A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister,
except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually
abbreviated to Mr.
The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called
captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above
ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who
had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
A male person having another living being so far subject to
his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; --
formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The
employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom
an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a
chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a
household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male
teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony
or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a
dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other
supernatural being.
A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
A person holding an office of authority among the
Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a
similar office in other civic societies.
A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds;
as, a two-master.
To be skillful; to excel.
The rain spun in the yellow arc lights over the café parking lot. It was empty inside, except for a fat Negro woman whom I could see through the service window in the kitchen, and a pretty, redheaded waitress in her early twenties, dressed in a pink uniform with her hair tied up on her freckled neck. She was obviously tired, but she was polite and smiled at me when she took my order, and I felt a sense of guilt, almost shame, at my susceptibility and easy fondness for a young woman's smile. Because if you're forty-nine and unmarried or a widower or if you've simply chosen to live alone, you're easily flattered by a young woman's seeming attention to you, and you forget that it is often simply a deference to your age.
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