Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

master race

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter race
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A race of people who are superior to others.

Example Sentences

"When the Führer says we is the master race We "Heil!" (Bronx cheer), "Heil!" (Bronx cheer) right in the Führer's face."

Etymology

Calque of German Herrenrasse.

Inflected Forms

master races (plural)

Synonyms

herrenvolk superrace

Antonyms

Untermensch subhuman

Questions

What does master race mean?: A race of people who are superior to others.
Where does master race come from?: Calque of German Herrenrasse.

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