United States poet (1869-1950)
"Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot were two of America's most influential masters whose work shaped modern poetry for decades."
plural of master
"She decided to pursue her masters in computer science to advance her career."
A master's degree.
In plain English: Masters are people who own or control other people, often treating them as property.
"The new music students soon learned how to play their instruments under the guidance of their masters."
Usage: As a noun referring to people, masters denotes individuals who have expert knowledge or control in a specific field. Do not use it to mean a graduate student holding a master's degree; the correct term for that person is "master's candidate" or simply "graduate."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of master
"The engine masters its speed as it approaches the finish line."
In plain English: To master something means to learn it so well that you can do it very easily and expertly.
"After years of practice, she finally mastered the difficult piano piece."
Usage: Use masters in the third-person singular to describe when he, she, or it successfully controls or learns something with skill. For example, say The student masters calculus quickly rather than using master for the same subject.
A surname, from occupations
"The genealogist noted that many families bearing the surname Masters originally descended from skilled craftsmen who held a master's degree in their trade during the medieval period."
Derived from Old French maistre, masters comes from Latin magister meaning chief or leader. It originally referred to someone who held authority over others, such as a teacher or employer.