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語源

From spell +‎ master.

名詞

spellmaster (複数形 spellmasters)

1. An expert or consummate spellcaster.
   • 1967 December, David Redd, “Sundown”, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, page 10, column 2:

     The spellmasters control powerful forces which we can use in the assault on the monster when it reaches Homeground.

   • 1998, Ian Irvine, Dark is the Moon (The View From the Mirror Quarter; volume three), Orbit, published 2011, →ISBN, page 511:

     Mendark is very old and Havissard nearly killed him. He was forced to renew himself, though he knew it was one time too many. It was not a complete success, and the best spellmasters in Thurkad have not been able to undo the damage.

   • 2007, Michael Pawuk, Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More, Westport, Conn.; London: Libraries Unlimited, →ISBN, page 200:

     The powerful empire has decided to destroy all the negative karma in the world, but Master Fuzen, the leader of a rogue clan of spellmasters, has foreseen that the spell will fail and will destroy the world instead.

2. An official in charge of running a spelling bee.
   • 1929 May 14, “Golden Jubilee Banquet May 27: Students of the Hollidaysburg High School During Last Half Century Will Dine, Dance, Renew Fellowships”, in Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., page 19, column 3:

     Among the diversions will be an old-time spelling bee, captained by Frank H. Goodfellow, for the first twenty-five years, and by John B. Elliott for the last twenty-five years. Hon. James H. Craig of Harrisburg will be the spellmaster.

   • 2014 January 31, Julie Farren, “Beaumont Unified holds annual Spelling Bee”, in Record Gazette, page 18, column 1:

     The spellmaster was Beaumont superintendent Maureen Latham, who who read the words and used them in sentences for the contestants.

   • 2016 May 21, Aviva Luttrell, “Greenfield library to hold spelling competition in conjunction with Bee Week: Anyone 16 and up encouraged to join”, in The Recorder, page B1, column 4:

     A group of board members has been putting together a list of words for the spelling bee, and Rothschild said during the event the spellmaster will pronounce each word, define it, use it in a sentence and then repeat it.

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