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a combining form meaning “a person expert in or renowned for” something specified by the initial element (often used derisively): schlockmeister; opinionmeister; dealmeister.

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Origin of -meister

From the German word Meister master

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How to use -meister in a sentence

Meister, like Shoji, is a designer who consistently dresses plus-size stars.
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Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister" stands in the front rank among German novels.
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He spent the afternoon, they all spent the afternoon, and the occasion reminded him of pages in Wilhelm Meister.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Wilhelm Meister was set in a finicky period and its characters wore white wigs and minced about in their actions.
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The large, liberal view of human life in Wilhelm Meister, how 144 novel it was to the Englishman in those days!
Discourses in America|Matthew Arnold
A man in the last stage of spooniness will stand anything—you remember the opening chapter of 'Wilhelm Meister?'
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British Dictionary definitions for -meister

-meister

/ (ˈmaɪstə) /

n combining form

a person who excels at a particular activityspinmeister; horror-meister

Word Origin for -meister

C20: from German Meister master

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