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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGrandmaster
/ˈɡrændˌmæs.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A chess player of the highest class, holding the title awarded by FIDE.
"She defeated a former world chess champion and earned her title as a grandmaster." - 2
A top-ranking master in certain martial arts.
"The grandmaster demonstrated the advanced forms with remarkable precision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'grandmaster' originates from the combination of 'grand', meaning large or great, and 'master', which comes from the Latin 'magister', meaning teacher or chief. It evolved in the context of chess and martial arts to denote a person of the highest rank or skill level.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grandmaster" is said worldwide
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grand maître
Transliteration: grand maître
"Il est devenu grand maître international d'échecs."
Großmeister
Transliteration: Grossmeister
"Der Großmeister gewann das Schachturnier in Berlin."
grande maestro
Transliteration: grande maestro
"Il grande maestro ha mosso la sua torre."
gran maestro
Transliteration: gran maestro
"El joven prodigio fue coronado gran maestro de ajedrez."
grande-mestre
Transliteration: grande-mestre
"O grande-mestre jogou uma partida impecável."
ग्रैंडमास्टर
Transliteration: graindamāstar
"विश्वनाथ आनंद भारत के प्रसिद्ध ग्रैंडमास्टर हैं।"
特级大师
Transliteration: tèjí dàshī
"这位国际象棋特级大师赢得了比赛。"
그랜드마스터
Transliteration: geuraendeu-maseuteo
"그 선수는 최연소 체스 그랜드마스터가 되었습니다."
グランドマスター
Transliteration: gurando masutā
"彼は日本で数少ないチェスのグランドマスターの一人です。"
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