Grand Master, the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
Chess. Also Grand Master, grandmaster International Grand Master.
Also grandmaster a person at the highest level of ability or achievement in any field.
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He told reporters after a workout at his stable on Wednesday that becoming the first European-born grand master in sumo history was now the only thing on his mind.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
“He’s a grand master of stage, film and television, and a joy to work with. He’s ferocious and funny and heartbreaking, and he has an incandescent soul.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022
“I’m so honored to be grand master of the Rose Parade,” Giffords said Thursday after being introduced on the lawn of Tournament House in Pasadena.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
Williams was the grand master of a Prince Hall Masonic lodge in Washington — the African American branch of Freemasonry founded in Boston in 1784.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021
It was death chess and he was international grand master.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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