A master or expert; someone very skilled in a particular field.
彼は料理の名手で、どんな食材でもおいしく調理する。
He is a master at cooking and can make any ingredient taste good.
そのチームには名手が何人もいる。
That team has several masters (experts).
彼女は伝統工芸の名手として知られている。
She is known as a master of traditional crafts.
In games like go or shogi, a brilliant or excellent move (a masterful play).
対局で名手が飛び出し、会場がどよめいた。
A brilliant move was played in the match and the venue buzzed.
解説者はあの手を名手だと称賛した。
The commentator praised that move as a brilliant one.
プロの名手の一手で形勢が一変した。
A single move by a professional master changed the situation completely.