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PAST MASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does past master mean?
• PAST MASTER (noun)
The noun PAST MASTER has 2 senses:
1. someone who was formerly a master
2. someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
Familiarity information: PAST MASTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who was formerly a master
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("past master" is a kind of...):
master; professional (an authority qualified to teach apprentices)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("past master" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
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