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
He was reproved by his teacher, who was a submaster, but a kindly, sensitive, and sympathetic man.
From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by Pierce, H. Winthrop
But when the submaster coach turned and saw Parkinson butting his head against the punching bag he called out: "What's the matter, Parkinson?"
From The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
That very popular young submaster, only three years out of college, was the hugely admired coach who had led the Gridley eleven to victory during the last three seasons.
From The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
By the time that recess was over the submaster certainly had enough thoughts to keep him busy.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
