meistern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪstər/

Origin: Probably (i) a borrowing from Yiddish. Or perhaps (ii) a borrowing from German. Etymons: Yiddish meyster; German Meister.

Etymology: Probably < Yiddish meyster ( < Middle High German meister : see master n.¹), perhaps after schlockmeister n.; or perhaps directly < German Meister master n.¹, after German compounds such as Kapellmeister (see kapellmeister n. at kapelle n. Derivatives).Almost certainly not < any of the British regional variants of master n.¹, or after English compounds in -master (e.g. plough master n. at plough n.¹ Compounds 2, quizmaster n. at quiz n. Compounds 2, etc.). In sense 3 popularized by the U.S. comedian Rob Schneider in a comic sketch (‘The Copy-Machine Man’), in which he played an annoying character called Richard, who referred to himself as ‘The Richmeister’; the sketch first appeared on the U.S. television programme Saturday Night Live in 1991 (see quot. 1991 at sense 3).

colloquial (originally U.S.). Usually as the final element in compounds.

1. A person skilled in or strongly associated with something (usually indicated by the first element), an expert; a person in control of an enterprise or undertaking.More important compounds are treated under their first element; cf. spinmeister n. at spin n.¹ Additions, webmeister n. The following are examples of ad hoc formations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority

masterc1225

historian?a1439

authentic1613

scientiate1647

supernaturalist1659

authority1665

connoisseur1732

pundit1816

expert1825

specialist1839

past master1840

sharp1840

professional1846

beggar1859

specializer1868

passed master1882

buff1903

man1921

sharpshooter1942

sharpie1949

watcher1966

meister1975

1975 L. Bangs in Creem June 76/3 Paul [McCartney] was always a closet schmaltzmeister (‘Michelle’).

1980 Los Angeles Times 12 Nov. vi. 1 That insufferably cheery cue-card banter that local TV newsmeisters pass off as spontaneous reactions.

1988 San Francisco Chron. 9 Oct. (‘This Week’ section) 16 The Pelican Inn..which had the requisite dark wood, smoky air, strong ales and crinkly, crotchety pubmeister.

1990 Oculus (Univ. Virginia) Nov. 11/2 Call me..your friendly neighbourhood Art Meister.

1992 Newsweek 9 Mar. 69/3 The Austin group takes its lead from Jacob Bronowski, the old PBS sciencemeister, who saw the natural union between science and art.

1995 Q June 92/1 Singer with unhurried groove-meisters the Stone Roses.

1995 M. S. Weaver Sidney Bechet in Timber & Prayer 109 We summoned like meisters the private moments curled up inside ultimate, forgotten corners of us.

2000 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Apr. 1 Balloon meister Koh Murai, who made the call not to fly, said low cloud cover made it too dangerous for the balloons to take off.

2. A person characterized by, or prominent because of, a particular quality or attribute.

ΚΠ

1990 Washington Post 18 Nov. (Bk. World) 14/2 Toffler makes greed-meister Michael Milken into a sort of martyr to New Age Capitalism.

1993 Psychol. Today July 22/1 These shy-meisters will go to great lengths to avoid eating, drinking, speaking, or even writing in public.

3. humorous. Used as a meaningless, but generally approving, addition to (the first syllable of) a person's name.

ΚΠ

1991 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. (at cited word) It's Steve..he's a copy-making man..the Stevemeister.

1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. a7 (advt.) Yes, that's the very Mark McEwan who presides over things at..one of Toronto's most acclaimed restaurants. The Markmeister starts with only Atlantic Salmon.

1997 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 5 Jan. 14 Sarah Ferguson... The Duchess of York... The Fergmeister.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meister
释义	meistern. Brit. /ˈmʌɪstə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪstər/ Origin: Probably (i) a borrowing from Yiddish. Or perhaps (ii) a borrowing from German. Etymons: Yiddish meyster; German Meister. Etymology: Probably < Yiddish meyster ( < Middle High German meister : see master n.¹), perhaps after schlockmeister n.; or perhaps directly < German Meister master n.¹, after German compounds such as Kapellmeister (see kapellmeister n. at kapelle n. Derivatives).Almost certainly not < any of the British regional variants of master n.¹, or after English compounds in -master (e.g. plough master n. at plough n.¹ Compounds 2, quizmaster n. at quiz n. Compounds 2, etc.). In sense 3 popularized by the U.S. comedian Rob Schneider in a comic sketch (‘The Copy-Machine Man’), in which he played an annoying character called Richard, who referred to himself as ‘The Richmeister’; the sketch first appeared on the U.S. television programme Saturday Night Live in 1991 (see quot. 1991 at sense 3). colloquial (originally U.S.). Usually as the final element in compounds. 1. A person skilled in or strongly associated with something (usually indicated by the first element), an expert; a person in control of an enterprise or undertaking.More important compounds are treated under their first element; cf. spinmeister n. at spin n.¹ Additions, webmeister n. The following are examples of ad hoc formations. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > expert, specialist, authority masterc1225 historian?a1439 authentic1613 scientiate1647 supernaturalist1659 authority1665 connoisseur1732 pundit1816 expert1825 specialist1839 past master1840 sharp1840 professional1846 beggar1859 specializer1868 passed master1882 buff1903 man1921 sharpshooter1942 sharpie1949 watcher1966 meister1975 1975 L. Bangs in Creem June 76/3 Paul [McCartney] was always a closet schmaltzmeister (‘Michelle’). 1980 Los Angeles Times 12 Nov. vi. 1 That insufferably cheery cue-card banter that local TV newsmeisters pass off as spontaneous reactions. 1988 San Francisco Chron. 9 Oct. (‘This Week’ section) 16 The Pelican Inn..which had the requisite dark wood, smoky air, strong ales and crinkly, crotchety pubmeister. 1990 Oculus (Univ. Virginia) Nov. 11/2 Call me..your friendly neighbourhood Art Meister. 1992 Newsweek 9 Mar. 69/3 The Austin group takes its lead from Jacob Bronowski, the old PBS sciencemeister, who saw the natural union between science and art. 1995 Q June 92/1 Singer with unhurried groove-meisters the Stone Roses. 1995 M. S. Weaver Sidney Bechet in Timber & Prayer 109 We summoned like meisters the private moments curled up inside ultimate, forgotten corners of us. 2000 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Apr. 1 Balloon meister Koh Murai, who made the call not to fly, said low cloud cover made it too dangerous for the balloons to take off. 2. A person characterized by, or prominent because of, a particular quality or attribute. ΚΠ 1990 Washington Post 18 Nov. (Bk. World) 14/2 Toffler makes greed-meister Michael Milken into a sort of martyr to New Age Capitalism. 1993 Psychol. Today July 22/1 These shy-meisters will go to great lengths to avoid eating, drinking, speaking, or even writing in public. 3. humorous. Used as a meaningless, but generally approving, addition to (the first syllable of) a person's name. ΚΠ 1991 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. (at cited word) It's Steve..he's a copy-making man..the Stevemeister. 1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. a7 (advt.) Yes, that's the very Mark McEwan who presides over things at..one of Toronto's most acclaimed restaurants. The Markmeister starts with only Atlantic Salmon. 1997 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 5 Jan. 14 Sarah Ferguson... The Duchess of York... The Fergmeister. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1975
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