出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/10/13 23:39 UTC 版)
A little mester is a self-employed cutlery worker who rents space in a factory. The term is used almost exclusively to describe the craftsmen of the Sheffield area, and is mostly archaic as this manner of manufacture peaked in the 19th century and has now virtually died out. Little mesters either worked alone or employed a small number of workers and/or apprentices.