grand master
noun
1
: the chief officer of a principal lodge in various fraternal orders (such as Freemasonry)
2
: an expert player (as of chess) who has consistently scored high in international competition
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More than two years ago, Carlsen abruptly quit a tournament and insinuated that a young American grand master, Hans Niemann, was cheating.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
So if there’s no grand master plan to oust Hagekhalil, why all the allegations and intrigue?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The artist Cai Guo-Qiang returned, as well, as grand master of fireworks.
—Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2022
Stubbs, whose 300th birthday is this year, was regarded as the grand master painter of people and animals at the time.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
So if there’s no grand master plan to oust Hagekhalil, why all the allegations and intrigue?
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The artist Cai Guo-Qiang returned, as well, as grand master of fireworks.
—Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2022
Stubbs, whose 300th birthday is this year, was regarded as the grand master painter of people and animals at the time.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
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“Grand master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20master. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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