is a term that indicates a consummate level of skill, proficiency, superiority or power ('''mastery'''). The female equivalent (in limited use in modern times) is '' Mistress ''. The term has a number of uses:
- A Spiritual teacher, guide or Guru .
- A skilled (usually non-academic) instructor, as in Dance Master, Music Master, Fencing Master, Drawing Master, etc. This use is rare today, but survives in Maestro .
- Master (band) , an American death metal band.
- Master (BDSM) , a person (woman or man) who takes a dominant role in BDSM.
- ''Master'' (Doctor Who Audio) , a ''Doctor Who'' audio drama.
- Master (form Of Address) .
- Master (judiciary) , a judicial rank in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, some Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland.
- Master (Peerage Of Scotland) , the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
- A term once used to describe the male head of a household or a male property owner in some contexts.
- The title above black belt in Korean Martial Arts , which allows the holder to operate a school. A higher rank is grandmaster.
- Another name for a Slaveholder .
- The title of the heads of certain colleges at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- Master/slave , in technology, a relationship between two or more devices or assemblies in which one device, the "master", controls the operation of the other, the "slave".
- Master Aircrew , the highest non-commissioned rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to Warrant Officer in other branches.
- Master-at-arms , a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy.
- Master Corporal , an appointment of Corporal in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces.
- Master Craftsman , a person who has a high level of skill in a craft or art form. Traditionally it applied to a craftsman who had completed an apprenticeship and set up in business on his own account.
- Master Driver , a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.
- Master Gunner , a Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army's Royal Artillery.
- Master Hand , a fictional video game character from ''Super Smash Brothers'' and other games
- Master Mariner .
- Master Of Sports Of The USSR , a Soviet Sports Rank .
- Master Of The United College , the head of the United College at the University of St Andrews.
- Master Recording , the original of a visual and/or sound recording, which is then mixed and/or cut into a template from which distributable copies are made.
- Master Seaman , an appointment of Leading Seaman in the navy element of the Canadian Forces.
- Master Table , in database development, a table that is on the one side of a one-to-many relationship.
- Master Tradesman , a person who is fully qualified in a licensed trade. This is usually granted following instruction, testing and a period of practical experience.
- Master Unit , a mechanical or electronic unit which commands or controls another unit, so that they work in tandem or in parallel.
- Master View , in database development, a view that combines any and all base tables to represent all possible columns and rows for an entity.
- Master Warrant Officer , the second highest non-commissioned rank in the army and air force elements of the Canadian Forces.
- Masters (athletics) , the category reserved for competition among older athletes, the name of the category for keeping world records for these athletes, and a term for the competitors themselves.
- Masters (snooker) , a snooker tournament.
- Masters Cup , an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour.
- Master's Degree , a graduate degree in a specified discipline from a college or university (except in some British universities, where it can be an undergraduate degree).
- Masters League Football , a soccer league in Britain contested by retired footballing legends.
- The Masters Tournament , one of golf's four major championships.
- Chess Master , a particularly skilled chess player.
- --- FIDE Master , International Master , and International Grandmaster , ranks in international chess.
- --- National Master and Senior Master, ranks in United States chess. A player who has played 300 games as a National Master is designated a Life Master.
- Schoolmaster , a male school teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere.
- Special Master , a quasi-judicial legal officer.
- Tennis Masters Cup , a tennis tournament.
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