grandmaster

Everyday

1. (chess) The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players. tree →
2. A great expert in a game or skill, as in «a grandmaster of magic». tree →
3. The head of some clubs, orders of knights or martial arts schools. tree →

In the lessons

In chess clubs and the olympiad, children learn about grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen; some players become grandmasters as teenagers. In everyday life it means a true master. In martial arts and knightly orders, a Grandmaster is the leader. Short form: «GM».

Examples

• She dreams of becoming a chess grandmaster. tree →
• The grandmaster played twenty children at once. tree →
• Magnus Carlsen is a famous grandmaster. tree →
• He is a grandmaster of card tricks. tree →
• The Grandmaster led the order of knights. tree →
• The youngest grandmasters earned the title at about 12 years old. tree →

Note

One word (sometimes «grand master»). Countable. Not the same as «grandmother» or «grandfather».