| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | mees·ter |
| Catalan | amo; encarregat; patró |
|---|---|
| Dutch | heer; meester; patroon |
| English | master; boss |
| English (Old English) | frea; hlaford |
| Esperanto | mastro |
| Faeroese | húsbóndi; vertur |
| Finnish | isäntä |
| French | maître; patron |
| German | Wirt |
| Icelandic | drottinn |
| Italian | maestro; padrone; principale |
| Latin | dominus; magister |
| Portuguese | amo; dono; patrão; senhor |
| Saterland Frisian | Weerd |
| Spanish | amo; dueño; patrón |
| Sranan | masra |
| Swahili | bwana |
| Swedish | mästare |
| Thai | นาย |
| West Frisian | master |