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maestro

  • /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/ US
  • /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.

noun maestros · maestri

  1. A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor. You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.
  2. slang A gang elder in prison.

Similar: master

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: master, instructor, masters, conductor, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, teacher, counselor, command, mater, marse, maitre, composer, masterman, concertmeister, magister

noun

Similar: master

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noun master in some art

Españolexperto, profesional
한국어거장 geojang
日本語巨匠 kyoshō, マエストロ maesutoro
Kiswahilimanju
Portuguêsmaestro
DeutschMaestro, Meister
Italianomaestro, maestra
Românămaestru, maestră
Русскиймаэ́стро maéstro
العربيةمُوسِيقَار mūsīqār

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@misc{maestro_2026,
  title = {maestro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maestro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}