past master als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
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past master
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 past master
Someone who was formerly a master.
Roget 700:
proficient,
expert,
adept,
dab;
dabster†,
crackerjack;
connoisseur
etc.
(scholar)
492;
master,
master hand;
prima donna [Sp.],
first fiddle,
top gun,
chef de cuisine,
top sawyer;
protagonist;
past master;
mahatma.
picked man;
medallist,
prizeman†.
veteran;
old stager,
old campaigner,
old soldier,
old file,
old hand;
man of business,
man of the world.
nice hand,
good hand,
clean hand;
practiced hand,
experienced eye,
experienced hand;
marksman;
good shot,
dead shot,
crack shot;
ropedancer,
funambulist†,
acrobat;
cunning man;
conjuror
etc.
(deceiver)
548;
wizard
etc.
994.
genius;
mastermind,
master head,
master spirit.
cunning blade,
sharp blade,
sharp fellow;
jobber;
cracksman
etc.
(thief)
792†;
politician,
tactician,
strategist.
pantologist†,
admirable Crichton,
Jack of all trades;
prodigy of learning.
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2 past master
Someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: ace, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, artiste, author, authority, begetter, beginner, builder, conceiver, constructor, crackerjack, craftsman, creator, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, father, first-rater, founder, generator, genius, good hand, great, grower, inaugurator, industrialist, initiator, instigator, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, magician, mahatma, maker, man of genius, manufacturer, master, master craftsman, master hand, mastermind, mother, organizer, originator, planner, practiced hand, precursor, prime mover, prodigy, producer, professional, proficient, raiser, realizer, sage, shaper, sire, skilled hand, smith, star, superstar, topnotcher, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, wright ... meer laten zien.
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