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
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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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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Drake, a proven mastermind in rap beef, has tangoed with Meek Mill, Pusha T and Kanye and said disparaging things.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Oscar Holland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Manson died in 2017 while serving a commuted death sentence for masterminding an infamous spate of murders in Los Angeles in 1969.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Son Roman Hubbell was the mastermind behind creating the world’s largest Navajo rug, now on display at the Affeldt Mion Museum at the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona, to attract tourists to the family’s Winslow trading post.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Drake, a proven mastermind in rap beef, has tangoed with Meek Mill, Pusha T and Kanye and said disparaging things.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
The look was inspired by Sawai’s character, Lady Mariko, and was masterminded by celebrity stylist Karla Welch.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Manson died in 2017 while serving a commuted death sentence for masterminding an infamous spate of murders in Los Angeles in 1969.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Mastermind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mastermind. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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