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Noun
past master (plural past masters)
- One who has an extremely high level of ability or knowledge within an area of achievement or expertise.
- Synonyms: expert, guru; see also Thesaurus:skilled person
1900 April 7, Jack London, “The Son of the Wolf”, in The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company , →OCLC, page 24:It required a deft hand and deep knowledge of the barbaric mind effectually to handle such diverse weapons; but he was a past-master in the art, knowing when to conciliate and when to threaten with Jove-like wrath.
1907, Fergus Hume, chapter 27, in The Green Mummy:Hervey responded with such volubility that anyone could see he was a pastmaster in Castilian swearing.
- (Freemasonry) Someone who has previously been a master at a given lodge.
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