mastermind
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/
Noun

mastermind (plural masterminds)

  1. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
    • 1840, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Colloquy of Monos and Una’:
      At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.
  2. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
Translations Translations Verb

mastermind (masterminds, present participle masterminding; past and past participle masterminded)

  1. To act in the role of mastermind.
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