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meister

/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
meis-ter
IPA
/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of great skill or authority in a particular field.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From German Meister (“master, highly skilled tradesman; champion”), from Old High German meistar, from Latin magister, whence also English master, mister, magister, and maestro, making all these words doublets of each other.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

meisters (plural)

Derived Forms

concertmeister greedmeister rapmeister

Phrases

-meister

Rhymes With

shyster heister

Questions

How do you pronounce meister?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/.
What does meister mean?
A person of great skill or authority in a particular field.
Where does meister come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce meister

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