“maitre”

The following 6 entries include the term maitre.

maître d'

noun

: maître d'hôtel, headwaiter

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maître d'hôtel

noun

: majordomo

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petit-maître

noun

: dandy, fop

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coup de maître

French noun phrase

: masterstroke

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cher maître

noun

: a person regarded as a master or model in an art or profession —often used as a form of address to such a person

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maître d'armes

noun

: a teacher of fencing

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