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# grandmaster

noun (a grandmaster, grandmasters; also Grandmaster)

«grandmaster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (chess) The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#m1)
2. A great expert in a game or skill, as in «a grandmaster of magic». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#m2)
3. The head of some clubs, orders of knights or martial arts schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x1)
- The grandmaster played twenty children at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x2)
- Magnus Carlsen is a famous grandmaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x3)
- He is a grandmaster of card tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x4)
- The Grandmaster led the order of knights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x5)
- The youngest grandmasters earned the title at about 12 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grandmaster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandmaster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grandmaster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grandmaster.html) on Mova free.