mas·ter·mind
ˈma-stər-ˌmīnd 
ˌmas-tər-ˈ
: a person who supplies the directing or creative intelligence for a project
masterminded; masterminding; masterminds
: to be the mastermind of
Examples of mastermind in a Sentence
Noun
the mastermind behind the terrorist plot
the real mastermind behind the embezzlement scheme
Verb
They masterminded a unique solution to the problem.
He masterminded the bank robbery.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer is an offensive mastermind, but is sitting in his first year of head-coaching experience.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The elaborate scheme, masterminded by members of four Mafia families in collusion with celebrity athletes, ensnared unsuspecting victims, bleeding them of over $7 million through cunning deception, prosecutors said in the indictment.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Every scam didn’t need a clever mastermind; in fact, many seemed to somehow spring from a collective imagination.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer is an offensive mastermind, but is sitting in his first year of head-coaching experience.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Sabine would soon mastermind the largest scientific enterprise of his era.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The elaborate scheme, masterminded by members of four Mafia families in collusion with celebrity athletes, ensnared unsuspecting victims, bleeding them of over $7 million through cunning deception, prosecutors said in the indictment.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Mastermind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mastermind. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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