Master

Morpheme

Master

Type

free base

Denotation

chief, head, leader, director, teacher

Etymology

Old English mægester; Latin magister, from magis + -ter

Evidence

brewmaster, bushmaster, dockmaster, grandmaster, headmaster, master, masterdom, masterful, masterhood, mastering, masterless, masterly, mastermind, masterpiece, masters, mastery, postmaster, ringmaster, schoolmaster, stationmaster, taskmaster, toastmaster, unmastered, webmaster

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Magis