mastermind: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    International Englishneutralformal
    • A person who conceives, organizes, and directs a complex or ingenious enterprise, operation, or plot, often the principal planner behind a scheme.

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    • It was clear that Sarah was the mastermind behind the entire fundraising campaign.

      Sarah was the person who conceived, organized, and directed the whole fundraising effort.

    • The mastermind of the heist was finally captured after months of investigation.

      The chief planner and organizer of the robbery was caught after a long investigation.

    • He acted as the mastermind, coordinating every detail of the complex project flawlessly.

      He was the main planner and director, managing every aspect of the complicated project perfectly.

  • 2.

    International Englishinformal
    • An exceptionally intelligent or strategic person, often praised or referred to humorously as the chief thinker in a group.

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    • Everyone called Max the mastermind of the group because of his brilliant ideas.

      Everyone referred to Max as the smartest and most strategic person in the group due to his clever ideas.

    • She joked that she was the mastermind behind their weekend plans, having thought everything through.

      She humorously claimed to be the chief thinker who organized their weekend activities.

    • You need a mastermind like him to solve this kind of complex problem.

      You need a very intelligent and strategic person like him to solve this difficult problem.

  • 3.

    International Englishneutralformal
    • To plan, organize, and direct (a complex operation, project, or scheme), especially with skill or cunning.

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    • The team asked Julia to mastermind the product launch because of her exceptional organizational skills.

      The team asked Julia to plan and direct the product launch, relying on her excellent skills.

    • He masterminded the charity event with careful planning and clever resource management.

      He skillfully organized and directed the charity event with thoughtful planning.

    • They are masterminding a new marketing strategy to boost sales this quarter.

      They are planning and directing a new marketing plan to increase sales this quarter.

Examples:

  • EN: The mastermind.
    ES: El listo.
  • EN: Who? --- A criminal; the hidden mastermind
    ES: - Un criminal, una mente maestra.
  • EN: Ask the mastermind what he's doing here.
    ES: Pregúntele al cerebro qué está haciendo aquí.
  • EN: A mastermind!
    ES: ¡Qué cerebro!
    ES: ¡Qué cerebro!
  • EN: For months the police sought the mastermind behind those crimes, the man behind the curtain.
    ES: Durante meses la policía buscó al cerebro detrás de esos crímenes, el hombre detrás de la cortina.
  • EN: That's the nice part of being with a mastermind you do the thinking for both of us.
    ES: Es lo bueno de ser el cerebro usted piensa por los dos.
  • EN: All right, mastermind.
    ES: Vale, genio.
  • EN: Well mastermind, now what?
    ES: ¿Qué hacemos, genio?
  • EN: What? They've caught up with your racket. Mister mastermind.
    ES: Han descubierto tu tráfico, señor genio.
  • EN: Don't worry. Harry and I go in business where you and the mastermind left off.
    ES: Harry y yo retomaremos el trabajo donde lo habéis dejado.
  • EN: If you want to see the mastermind Moxley, he's in there.
    ES: Si quiere ver al creador del Plan Moxley, está ahí dentro.
  • EN: Toss that mastermind of yours into high and listen.
    ES: Usa ese gran cerebro que tienes y escucha.
  • EN: Alright, mastermind, tell me whom to write about.
    ES: Muy bien, cerebro, dime sobre quién escribir.
  • EN: The mastermind must not be disturbed.
    ES: Las mentes maestras no deben ser alteradas.
  • EN: I guess little Miss Innocence didn't fall for the mastermind's tricks.
    ES: Creo que la Srta. Inocencia no cayó en la trampa del genio.
  • EN: The mastermind.
    ES: El listo.
  • EN: Who? --- A criminal; the hidden mastermind
    ES: - Un criminal, una mente maestra.
  • EN: Ask the mastermind what he's doing here.
    ES: Pregúntele al cerebro qué está haciendo aquí.
  • EN: A mastermind!
    ES: ¡Qué cerebro!
    ES: ¡Qué cerebro!
  • EN: For months the police sought the mastermind behind those crimes, the man behind the curtain.
    ES: Durante meses la policía buscó al cerebro detrás de esos crímenes, el hombre detrás de la cortina.
  • EN: That's the nice part of being with a mastermind you do the thinking for both of us.
    ES: Es lo bueno de ser el cerebro usted piensa por los dos.
  • EN: All right, mastermind.
    ES: Vale, genio.
  • EN: Well mastermind, now what?
    ES: ¿Qué hacemos, genio?
  • EN: What? They've caught up with your racket. Mister mastermind.
    ES: Han descubierto tu tráfico, señor genio.
  • EN: Don't worry. Harry and I go in business where you and the mastermind left off.
    ES: Harry y yo retomaremos el trabajo donde lo habéis dejado.
  • EN: If you want to see the mastermind Moxley, he's in there.
    ES: Si quiere ver al creador del Plan Moxley, está ahí dentro.
  • EN: Toss that mastermind of yours into high and listen.
    ES: Usa ese gran cerebro que tienes y escucha.
  • EN: Alright, mastermind, tell me whom to write about.
    ES: Muy bien, cerebro, dime sobre quién escribir.
  • EN: The mastermind must not be disturbed.
    ES: Las mentes maestras no deben ser alteradas.
  • EN: I guess little Miss Innocence didn't fall for the mastermind's tricks.
    ES: Creo que la Srta. Inocencia no cayó en la trampa del genio.

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