servant vs master
Definitions
noun
- in a subordinate position
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
Examples
A few days after, they brought the intelligence that Barbarina had returned; and the councillor dwelt with her in her new house; and the servants were commanded to call the signora Madame Cocceji. as she was his well-beloved and trusted wife.
The servants disappeared as if they were whiffs of smoke blown away by the wind.
The Duke shakily got to his feet, and he hurried out of the room, just as a servant and two guards entered.
Definitions
noun
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- presiding officer of a school
- a person who has general authority over others
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
verb
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
adjective
- most important element
Examples
It is, we learned, easier to learn to fly a plane than to master touch-typing.
On the fives court, his nervous housemaster could relax, “rushing about,” as Roald described it, “shrieking what a little fool he is, and calling himself all sorts of names when he misses the ball.”
Dom recognized a master tactician when he saw one.
