"maestro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/ [US], /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-maestro.ogg [Australia] Forms: maestros [plural], maestri [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|maestro}} Italian maestro, {{der|en|la|magister||master}} Latin magister (“master”), {{doublet|en|magister|master|meister}} Doublet of magister, master, and meister Head templates: {{en-noun|+|maestri}} maestro (plural maestros or maestri)
  1. (chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor. Categories (topical): Music Translations (master in some art): مُوسِيقَار (mūsīqār) [masculine] (Arabic), մաեստրո (maestro) (Armenian), maestro [masculine] (Dutch), maestro (Finnish), Maestro (english: related to music) [masculine] (German), Meister (english: any skill) [masculine] (German), maestro (Indonesian), maestro [masculine] (Italian), maestra [feminine] (Italian), 巨匠 (kyoshō) (Japanese), マエストロ (maesutoro) (Japanese), 거장 (geojang) (Korean), maestro [masculine] (Polish), maestro [masculine] (Portuguese), maestru [masculine] (Romanian), maestră [feminine] (Romanian), маэ́стро (maéstro) [masculine] (Russian), experto [masculine] (Spanish), profesional [masculine] (Spanish), manju (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-maestro-en-noun-8lJPpLb9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'master in some art': 91 9
  2. (slang) A gang elder in prison. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People, Titles
    Sense id: en-maestro-en-noun-NkACSlFf Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Disambiguation of Titles: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: master

Inflected forms

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