-meister

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English

Etymology

From meister, from German Meister (master", "champion).

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-meister

  1. An expert on the specified subject.
  2. A person in charge of a specified thing.
  3. Attached to a person's name in humorous (or ironic) approbation.
    • The festival is something of a muso's paradise, with the Bobmeister General (you may know him as Geldof), former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman with his band The Rhythm Kings, Bernard Butler and Bert Jansch and Dublin-based electronic knob-twiddler Autamata all turning out. — "Galway Gets Festive", The Irish Times, July 9, 2004
    • But 2011 hasn’t started well for the Govemeister. — engagedlearning.co.uk, January 15, 2011

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used to point up a German association.

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