mastermind
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mastermind
- /ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/ UK
- /ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/ US
Where it comes from
From master + mind.
noun masterminds
- A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers. At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.
- A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation. The first was with none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
verb masterminds · masterminding · masterminded
- To plan or execute (a project) in the role of mastermind. It would later be revealed that the corporation contributed over a quarter of a million dollars to the effort—a whopping 93 percent of the total coffer—and hired a team of media and political experts to mastermind it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: genius, originator, organize, direct, orchestrate, engineer, conceiver, brain, plotter, planner, initiator, master, abettor, measure, outline, crime
Translations
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noun a person with extraordinary intellect
| Español | mente maestra |
|---|---|
| Français | cerveau, tête |
| Deutsch | Superhirn |
noun a person responsible for a major operation
| Español | cerebro, mente maestra |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 首謀者 Shubō-sha |
| Français | cerveau |
| Deutsch | Drahtzieher, Mastermind |
| Ελληνικά | ιθύνων νους ithýnon nous |
| Русский | руководи́тель rukovodítelʹ |
verb to act as mastermind
| Français | organiser, diriger |
|---|---|
| Italiano | orchestrare, architettare |
| Русский | руководи́ть rukovodítʹ, управля́ть upravljátʹ |
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