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), the head villain in the horror movie Manos: The Hands of Fate Masters (The Tripods), a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's The Tripods trilogy Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a recurring villain in the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Master (Master and Margarita), a character from the Mikhail Bulgakov novel The Master (Doctor Who), a recurring villain in the science fiction television series Doctor Who 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 Power Rangers Mystic Force The Master, a character from the Adult Swim television series The Venture Bros. The Master, character in the manga series Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Films Master (1997 film), an Indian Telugu-language film Master (2016 film), a South Korean film Master (2021 film), an Indian Tamil-language film Master (2022 film), an American film Master (2026 fim), a Bangladeshi film The Master (1980 film), a Hong Kong film The Master (1992 film), a Hong Kong film The Master (2005 film), a Polish film The Master (2009 film), a Turkish film The Master (2012 film), an American film The Master (2015 film), a Chinese film The Master (2016 film), an animated Lego short Masters (film), a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language film
Literature The Master (novel), a 2004 novel by Colm Tóibín 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), a box set album by Marvin Gaye The Master... (Pepper Adams album) (1980) The Master (Stan Getz album), recorded 1975, released 1982 The Master (Jimmy Raney album) (1983) The Masters, a 1998 compilation album by The Stranglers The Master (Rakim album) (1999) Master, a popular designation for 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), in the Doctor Who series (2003) Film soundtracks Master (soundtrack), 2020 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film Master Master (score), 2021 film score to the 2021 Tamil-language film Master
Television The Master (American TV series), a 1984 American television series starring Lee Van Cleef that aired on NBC The Master (Australian game show), a 2006 Australian quiz show that aired on Seven Network 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
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
Grandmaster (disambiguation) Maestro (disambiguation) Master/Slave (disambiguation) Master of the Universe (disambiguation) Meister (surname) Metal Master (disambiguation) Miss (disambiguation) Mister (disambiguation) Mistress (disambiguation)
Marsters (surname) Standard (metrology), a master reference for measurements