Noun	1.	mastermind - someone who creates new things creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things beginner, founder, founding father, father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion proposer, suggester - someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"
	2.	mastermind - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"
Verb	1.	mastermind - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" choreograph - plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"

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master

1. a person or thing that commands or controls. I'm master in this house!

2. an owner (of a slave, dog etc). The dog ran to its master.

3. a male teacher. the Maths master.

4. the commander of a merchant ship. the ship's master.

5. a person very skilled in an art, science etc. He's a real master at painting.

6. (with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking. Master John Smith.

(of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced. a master builder/mariner/plumber.

1. to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc). She has mastered her fear of heights.

2. to become skilful in. I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.

showing the power, authority or determination of a master. a masterful man.

showing the skill of a master. His handling of the situation was masterly.

(usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge. We have gained mastery over the enemy.

a key which opens a number of locks.

the person planning and controlling an undertaking or scheme. He was the mastermind behind the scheme.

to plan (such a scheme). Who masterminded the robbery?

a piece of work or art worthy (to be called the greatest achievement) of a master. He considers this picture his masterpiece.

a very clever thing to do. This sudden, unexpected attack was a master stroke.

a switch for controlling a number of other switches. There is a master switch that controls all the electricity.

a person who announces the various stages of an entertainment, formal social gathering, series of speakers at a dinner etc. The master of ceremonies introduced the speaker.

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