mester

/ (ˈmɛstə) /

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noun South Yorkshire dialect

master: used as a term of address for a man who is the head of a house

bad mester a term for the devil, used when speaking to children

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Words nearby mester

messuage, mess-up, mess with, messy, mestee, mester, mestiza, mestizo, mestome, mestranol, Meŝtrović

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How to use mester in a sentence

The judge in the Baldino case, Fred Mester, openly acknowledged the complexities.
Laws Gone Wild: As Teen Sweethearts Go to Prison for Sex, Mothers Rebel|Abigail Pesta|January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If tha could get a word or two spoke to Mester Hoviland, now.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett
"It is Mester Derrick," she answered, and in a moment she went out.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett
"It's Mester Ralph Landsell," she said to herself as she went on.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mester Grace too,—he coom to see me an' I axt him questions.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett
She did not say, "Mester Colin," but just "dear lad" quite suddenly.
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett