Is it der, die or das Master? – der Master, plural die Master

Why is it der Master?

Master ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er

Sense 1

der

Meaning

[1] Without plural: medium academic degree

[1] ohne Plural: mittlerer akademischer Grad

[2] The person who holds such an academic degree, often followed by the form

[2] diejenige Person, die solch einen akademischen Grad innehat, oftmals von der Ausprägung gefolgt

[3] Eliminated English salutation for a male, young person

[3] vornehme englische Anrede für eine männliche, junge Person

Examples

[1] He is currently doing his master
[1] Er macht gerade seinen Master.

[1] "But it turned out that Madam studied at the University of Lagos and had a master's degree in business administration"
[1] „Doch es stellte sich heraus, dass Madam an der Universität von Lagos studiert und einen Master in Betriebswirtschaft hatte.“

More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The new Exexamated Master of Arts meet over there in the lecture hall
[2] Die neuexaminierten Master of Arts treffen sich dort drüben im Hörsaal.

[3] Master Thomas breakfast
[3] Master Thomas frühstückt noch.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Master	die Master
Genitiv	des Masters	der Master
Dativ	dem Master	den Mastern
Akkusativ	den Master	die Master

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Why is it der Master?

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