"mastermind" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/ [UK], /ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-mastermind.ogg , en-au-mastermind.ogg Forms: masterminds [plural]
Etymology: From master + mind. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|master|mind}} master + mind Head templates: {{en-noun}} mastermind (plural masterminds)
  1. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers. Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Translations (person with extraordinary intellect): mozek [masculine] (Czech), cerveau [masculine] (French), tête [feminine] (French), Superhirn [neuter] (German), mozok [masculine] (Slovak), mente maestra [feminine] (Spanish), мозок (mozok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), голова (holova) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mastermind-en-noun-MMVQdMPn Disambiguation of People: 57 34 9 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 94 4 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 27 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 63 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 69 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 65 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of 'person with extraordinary intellect': 67 33
  2. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation. Translations (person responsible for a major operation): ръководител (rǎkovoditel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), организатор (organizator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cervell [masculine] (Catalan), ment pensant [feminine] (Catalan), mozek [masculine] (Czech), johtaja (Finnish), cerveau [masculine] (French), Drahtzieher [masculine] (German), Mastermind [neuter] (German), ιθύνων νους (ithýnon nous) [masculine] (Greek), dalang (Indonesian), 首謀者 (Shubō-sha) (Japanese), руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), руково̀дилац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ко̏ловођа [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), пла̀не̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rukovòdilac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kȍlovođa [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), plànēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mozok [masculine] (Slovak), cerebro [masculine] (Spanish), mente maestra [feminine] (Spanish), beyin (Turkish), керівник (kerivnyk) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mastermind-en-noun-yvEAbdVx Disambiguation of 'person responsible for a major operation': 29 71

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/ [UK], /ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-mastermind.ogg , en-au-mastermind.ogg Forms: masterminds [present, singular, third-person], masterminding [participle, present], masterminded [participle, past], masterminded [past]
Etymology: From master + mind. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|master|mind}} master + mind Head templates: {{en-verb}} mastermind (third-person singular simple present masterminds, present participle masterminding, simple past and past participle masterminded)
  1. (transitive) To act in the role of mastermind. Tags: transitive Translations (to act as mastermind): ръководя (rǎkovodja) (Bulgarian), организирам (organiziram) (Bulgarian), johtaa (Finnish), organiser (French), diriger (French), mendalangi (Indonesian), orchestrare (Italian), architettare (Italian), руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (Russian), управля́ть (upravljátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mastermind-en-verb-3PqWTKJ8

Inflected forms

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