Submaster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Submaster is a noun meaning (sometimes attributive) A key that can open several locks, but fewer than a master key.
Meaning
(sometimes attributive) A key that can open several locks, but fewer than a master key.
More Meanings
- A copy of a master copy of a recording, generally kept for archival purposes.
- (education, historical) A secondary or subsidiary schoolmaster.
Example Sentences
Masters […] Submasters […] Teacher of French […] Teacher of drawing
The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key.
In an office, a submaster might open all doors in the accounting department; in an industrial facility, it might open all locks in the loading dock area.
Do not point specifically at the executives but find out what the cost estimates are for rekeying a submaster space or the entire facility when one of these keys gets lost […]
Word Forms
- submasters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subagent, subadar, subbranch, subcentral, master, subordinator.
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