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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.
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. He's the mastermind behind two of TV's biggest hits. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Mastermind definition: to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully. See examples of MASTERMIND used in a sentence.
The mastermind behind a difficult or complicated plan, often a criminal one, is the person who is responsible for planning and organizing it. He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the musicians.
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
mastermind. noun. /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd/. /ˈmæstərmaɪnd/. [usually singular] an intelligent person who plans and directs a complicated project or activity (often one that involves a crime) The mastermind behind the robbery was never caught. There’s a criminal mastermind behind all this. Topics Personal qualities c2.
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.
mastermind definition: to plan every detail of a complicated event or activity and make sure that it happens: . Learn more.
Mastermind definition: to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully. See examples of MASTERMIND used in a sentence.
