master
noun
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
submaster
-
a word derived from
master.
Example Sentences
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As CIA good guy Jack Ryan, Baldwin stands up to Soviet submaster Sean Connery in the toy-boat saga The Hunt for Red October, which opened this month to record-breaking business.
From Time Magazine Archive
"My place, Captain Prescott, is with the team I'm coaching," replied the submaster.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
"Why," replied the submaster, looking puzzled, "the youngsters in the lower schools have their needs provided for, in some way, in their own school buildings."
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
"You here, Mr. Morton?" cried Dick, wheeling and seeking the submaster.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
"Isn't this a bit late, Bayliss?" asked the submaster, eyeing the youth keenly.
From The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
