0 a person who is very skilled in a particular activity:
Joe is a past master at getting invitations to parties.
He is a past master in the art of intimidation.
We all know that he is a past master at deceit and procrastination.
He is a past master at not answering the question.
He is a past master at walking on barbed wire.
He is a past master at this kind of thing.
He is a past master of the art himself.
He is of course a past master at not going too far.
He it was who, year after year, taking advantage of these debates on motions to adjourn, was a past master of the art.
