Master

{{Wiktionary|Master|master|masterful|masters|mastership}} '''Master''', '''master's''' or '''masters''' may refer to:

==Ranks or titles== ===Education=== *[[Master (college)]], head of a college *[[Master's degree]], a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline *[[Schoolmaster]] or master, presiding officer of a school

===Marine or naval=== *[[Master (naval)]], a former naval rank *[[Master mariner]], a licensed mariner who is qualified to be a sea captain in the merchant marine *Master or shipmaster, the [[sea captain]] of a merchant vessel *[[Master-at-arms]], a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy

===Orders and organizations=== *[[Master craftsman]], in the Medieval guilds

===Other=== *[[Master (form of address)]], an English honorific for boys and young men *[[Master (judiciary)]], a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions *[[Master (Peerage of Scotland)]], the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland *[[Master of ceremonies]], or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance *[[Maestro]], an orchestral conductor, or the master within some other musical discipline *[[Old Master]], a term for a recognized Western painter active before circa 1800 *[[Station master]], formerly the person in charge of railway stations *[[Slave master]], an owner of victims of slavery

==Aircraft and vehicles== *[[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master]], an Italian military transonic trainer aircraft *[[Miles Master]], a British 2-seat training aircraft during the Second World War *[[Renault Master]], a van

==Arts, entertainment, and media== ===Fictional characters=== *[[Master (Manos)|Master (''Manos'')]], the head villain in the horror movie ''Manos: The Hands of Fate'' *[[Masters (The Tripods)|Masters (''The Tripods'')]], a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's ''The Tripods'' trilogy *[[Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Master (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')]], a recurring villain in the fantasy television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *[[Master (Master and Margarita)|Master (''Master and Margarita'')]], a character from the Mikhail Bulgakov novel *[[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master (''Doctor Who'')]], a recurring villain in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' *[[The Master (Fallout)|The Master (''Fallout'')]], a character in the 1997 video game ''Fallout'' *The Master, a nickname for [[Ancient One]] (Marvel Comics) *The Master, the player's character in the Nintendo game series ''[[ActRaiser]]'' *The Master, an optional three-time boss Toad Sensei in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' *The Master, a title character in the novel ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' *The Master, the main (and mostly absent) villain from ''[[Villains in Power Rangers: Mystic Force|Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' *The Master, a character from the Adult Swim television series ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' *The Master, character in the manga series ''[[The Master (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!)|Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!]]''

=== Films === *[[Master (1997 film)|''Master'' (1997 film)]], an Indian Telugu-language film *[[Master (2016 film)|''Master'' (2016 film)]], a South Korean film *[[Master (2021 film)|''Master'' (2021 film)]], an Indian Tamil-language film *[[Master (2022 film)|''Master'' (2022 film)]], an American film *[[The Master (1980 film)|''The Master'' (1980 film)]], a Hong Kong film *[[The Master (1992 film)|''The Master'' (1992 film)]], a Hong Kong film *[[The Master (2005 film)|''The Master'' (2005 film)]], a Polish film *[[The Master (2009 film)|''The Master'' (2009 film)]], a Turkish film *[[The Master (2012 film)|''The Master'' (2012 film)]], an American film *[[The Master (2015 film)|''The Master'' (2015 film)]], a Chinese film *[[The Master (2016 film)|''The Master'' (2016 film)]], an animated Lego short *[[Masters (film)|''Masters'' (film)]], a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language film

===Literature=== * [[The Master (novel)|''The Master'' (novel)]], a 2004 novel by Colm Tóibín * [[The Masters (novel)|''The Masters'' (novel)]], a 1951 novel in the ''Strangers and Brothers'' sequence by C. P. Snow * ''[[The Master: An Adventure Story]]'', a 1957 science fiction novel for children by T. H. White * ''[[The Master of Go]]'', a 1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata * ''The Master'', an 1895 best-selling novel by [[Israel Zangwill]] * ''The Master'', a 2021 biography of Roger Federer by [[Christopher Clarey]]

===Music and audio===

* [[Mastering (audio)]], a process resulting in a master recording, also known as a master, master copy, or master tape * Musicians and bands ** [[Master (American band)]], a Czech-American death metal band *** ''Master'', their 1990 album ** [[Master (Russian band)]], a Russian thrash metal band *** ''Master'', their 1987 album ** [[Bojan Adamič]] (1912–1995), known as Master, Slovene composer of jazz, song festival and film music * Albums (by date) ** [[The Master (1961–1984)|''The Master'' (1961–1984)]], a box set album by Marvin Gaye ** [[The Master (Pepper Adams album)|''The Master...'' (Pepper Adams album)]] (1980) ** [[The Master (Stan Getz album)|''The Master'' (Stan Getz album)]], recorded 1975, released 1982 ** [[The Master (Jimmy Raney album)|''The Master'' (Jimmy Raney album)]] (1983) ** ''The Masters'', a 1998 compilation album by [[The Stranglers]] ** [[The Master (Rakim album)|''The Master'' (Rakim album)]] (1999) ** ''Master'', a popular designation for [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP)|''Yeah Yeah Yeahs'' (EP)]], a 2001 record by ''Yeah Yeah Yeahs'' ** ''The Master'', a 2010 box set by [[Ravi Shankar]] * Songs ** ''Master Song'', a song on the album ''[[Songs of Leonard Cohen]]'' * Audio dramas ** [[Master (audio drama)|''Master'' (audio drama)]], in the ''Doctor Who'' series (2003) * Film soundtracks ** [[Master (soundtrack)|''Master'' (soundtrack)]], 2020 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master'' ** [[Master (score)|''Master'' (score)]], 2021 film score to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master''

===Television=== * [[The Master (American TV series)|''The Master'' (American TV series)]], a 1984 American television series starring Lee Van Cleef that aired on NBC * [[The Master (Australian game show)|''The Master'' (Australian game show)]], a 2006 Australian quiz show that aired on Seven Network * [[The Master (Indonesian TV series)|''The Master'' (Indonesian TV series)]], a 2009 Indonesian magic show television series

===Other=== * ''[[The Master (The Doctor Who Role Playing Game)]]'', a 1985 supplement for the role-playing game

==People== * The Master (born 1970), [[Masami Hirosaka]], Japanese radio-controlled racer * The Master (1937–2010), ring name of [[King Curtis Iaukea]], wrestler * The Master (born 1954), nickname of Vietnamese-American poker player [[Men Nguyen]] *[[Masters (surname)]]

==Places== *[[Master, Iran]], a village in Markazi Province, Iran *[[Masters, Colorado]], USA; a ghost town in the United States

==Schools== *[[Master's Academy & College]], Canadian school in Calgary, Alberta *[[Masters School]], an American independent school in New York * Master's Degree, a type of post-graduate education received at a [[graduate school]], for obtaining Cycle II Tertiary Education

==Sport== *[[Masters Tournament]], known as The Masters, one of the four men's golf major championships *[[ATP World Tour Finals]], the season-ending tournament on the ATP tour known in the past as The Masters (derived from 'Masters Grand Prix' and subsequently 'Tennis Masters Cup')

===Other sports=== *[[Senior sport]], a competition age classification used by many sports for older athletes **[[Masters athletics]], competition in the sport of athletics by older athletes **[[Masters cycling]], competition in cycling by older athletes **[[Masters Football]], six-a-side indoor football competition in UK for older athletes **[[Masters Rugby League]], a derivative of rugby league for semi-retired and non-competitive players and officials **[[Masters swimming]], competition in swimming by older athletes *[[Masters (curling)]], an annual Grand Slam of Curling event *[[Masters Cup (disc golf)]], an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour *[[PDC World Masters]], a darts tournament in the Professional Darts Corporation *[[Masters (snooker)]], professional invitational snooker tournament *[[USBC Masters]], professional ten-pin bowling tournament *[[World Masters (darts)]], professional darts tournament

==Other uses== *[[MASTER]], a Russian network of telescopes *[[Master (software)]], pseudonym AlphaGo, artificial intelligence Computer Go program *[[Master Lock]], a brand of padlock *[[Master recordings]], the original of a visual or sound recording *[[Master/slave (BDSM)]], consensual role-playing in a sexual relationship *[[Master–slave (technology)]], a model of communication *[[Masters Home Improvement]], a former Australian hardware retailer *[[Master System]], an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console *[[Banco Master]], a Brazilian financial institution *[[BBC Master]], an 8-bit home computer produced by Acorn Computers

==See also== {{canned search|master}} *[[Grandmaster (disambiguation)]] *[[Maestro (disambiguation)]] *[[Master/Slave (disambiguation)]] *[[Master of the Universe (disambiguation)]] *[[Meister (surname)]] *[[Metal Master (disambiguation)]] *[[Miss (disambiguation)]] *[[Mister (disambiguation)]] *[[Mistress (disambiguation)]] * {{intitle|master|plural=yes}} * {{intitle|the master}} * {{lookfrom|The Master}} * {{lookfrom|Master}} *[[Marsters (surname)]] *[[Standard (metrology)]], a master reference for measurements