magister

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈmædʒɪstɚ/ UK /məˈdʒɪstə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context

The young scholar studied under a renowned magister.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a master or teacher,... master teacher tutor preceptor schoolmaster magistrate

Opposites

pupil student

Word family

Related forms magistrate magisterial master maestro

Etymology

From Latin magister ('master, chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'), related to magnus ('great').

magister Latin magnus Latin *meg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives

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# magister

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmædʒɪstɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /məˈdʒɪstə/

## Meanings
1. a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context

## Examples
- The young scholar studied under a renowned magister.

## Synonyms
- master
- teacher
- tutor
- preceptor
- schoolmaster
- magistrate

## Antonyms
- pupil
- student

## Related Forms
- magistrate
- magisterial
- master
- maestro

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: magister
- Root: magnus
- Root: *meg-

## Etymology
From Latin magister ('master, chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'), related to magnus ('great').

## AI Etymology
Magister comes from Latin magister ('master, chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'), related to magnus ('great'). The etymological trail includes Latin magister, Latin magnus, Proto-Indo-European *meg-. The same word family includes magistrate, magisterial, master, maestro. Its current noun use means "a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context".

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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