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- Dictionarymastermind/ˈmɑːstəmʌɪnd/
noun
- 1. a person with an outstanding intellect: "an eminent musical mastermind"
verb
- 1. plan and direct (an ingenious and complex scheme or enterprise): "he was accused of masterminding a gold-smuggling racket"
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noun [ C ] uk / ˈmɑː.stə.maɪnd / us / ˈmæs.tɚ.maɪnd /. someone who plans a difficult activity, often a crime, in detail and makes certain that it happens successfully: He needs to prevent a criminal mastermind from stealing the world's greatest treasures.
The meaning of MASTERMIND is a person who supplies the directing or creative intelligence for a project. How to use mastermind in a sentence.
Mastermind definition: to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully. See examples of MASTERMIND used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ˈmæs.tɚ.maɪnd / uk / ˈmɑː.stə.maɪnd /. someone who plans a difficult activity, often a crime, in detail and makes certain that it happens successfully: He needs to prevent a criminal mastermind from stealing the world's greatest treasures.
to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), esp. skillfully. Two colonels had masterminded the revolt. noun. 2. a person who originates or is primarily responsible for the execution of a particular idea, project, or the like. the masterminds of company policy.
n. A highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project: the mastermind of a robbery. tr.v. mas·ter·mind·ed, mas·ter·mind·ing, mas·ter·minds. To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity). American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A mastermind is a brilliant thinker with original ideas. You might be a chess mastermind or a criminal mastermind: either way, people will not want to oppose you. Inventors, intellectuals, and famous geniuses call all be called masterminds, from Albert Einstein to theoretical physicist
