grand master

grand master
noun
1.
a. : the head of one of the former military orders of knighthood (as the Templars, Hospitalers)
b. : the chief officer of a Masonic grand lodge or of similar lodges in some other fraternal orders
2. : an expert player (as of chess, checkers, bridge) whose superiority has been proved by frequent tournament victories

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