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grandmaster

/ˈɡrændˌmæstɚ/
grand · mas · ter
Plural:grandmasters
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• noun

1

A chess player of the highest international class, holding an official title awarded for life by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) based on exceptional tournament performance and rating.

Example

"The young prodigy became a chess grandmaster at the age of fourteen after securing her final tournament norm."

2

A person of the highest skill, rank, or authority in a particular field, discipline, or martial art.

Example

"Students traveled from across the country to train under the martial arts grandmaster."

3

The supreme head or highest-ranking official of an order of knighthood or a fraternal society such as the Freemasons.

Example

"The grandmaster presided over the annual convocation of the fraternal lodge."

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• Rhymes for grandmaster

• Nearby Words

grandly
grandma
grandmama
grandmaster
grandmother
grandmotherly
grandnephew

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Anglo-French grant meistre (Old French grand maistre), originally denoting the supreme head of a medieval chivalric military order such as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights Templar.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Grandmaster. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/grandmaster
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