grandmaster

/ ˈɡrændˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. chess
   1. one of the top chess players of a particular country
   2. ( capital as part of title )

      Grandmaster of Russia

2. Also calledInternational Grandmaster chess a player who has been awarded the highest title by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs
3. a leading exponent of any of various arts

Example Sentences

Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, and old school Lauryn Hill.

From The Daily Beast

In the kung fu epic The Grandmaster, Cannes award-winning actor Tony Leung trained for four years.

From The Daily Beast

Through his experience with The Grandmaster, Leung discovered the depth of the revered practice.

From The Daily Beast

Early on I was a fan of Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers.

From The Daily Beast

The duo spits fire flames, covering everything from rap pioneer Grandmaster Flash to current superstar Nicki Minaj.

From The Daily Beast

But they proved to be miserable servants of this their grandmaster of abominations.

From Project Gutenberg

A grandmaster of music, a magician who leads the soul from the depths of life to its sunary heights.

From Project Gutenberg

Even his quick wit had often been baffled by the almost superhuman adroitness of this past grandmaster of his art.

From Project Gutenberg