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Definitions for Mastermind
ˈmæs tərˌmaɪnd, ˈmɑ stər-mas·ter·mind

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. originator, conceiver, mastermindnoun

    someone who creates new things

  2. genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einsteinverb

    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

    "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

  3. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateverb

    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

    "he masterminded the robbery"

Wiktionary

  1. mastermindnoun

    A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.

  2. mastermindnoun

    A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

  3. mastermindverb

    To act in the role of mastermind.

ChatGPT

  1. mastermind

    A mastermind is a person with outstanding intellect, exceptional creativity, and analytical abilities. They are often known for planning, organizing, and executing complex schemes, strategies or initiatives. This term could also refer to an individual who is a leader or driving force behind a major project or activity. In a game context, 'Mastermind' is a code-breaking game where one player sets up a hidden sequence and another player tries to guess it within a certain number of turns.

Wikidata

  1. Mastermind

    Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mastermind in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mastermind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Mastermind in a Sentence

  1. Heydar Vatankhah:

    It was state-of-the-art 'Under the Table', every airline has a mastermind on this.

  2. Simon Cheng:

    I was suspected of being a mastermind and British proxy to incite and organise the protests in Hong Kong.

  3. Nicholas Paul Godejohn:

    All the planning she did, every bit of it. She pretty much willed the knife in my hand to commit the deed herself. She is the mastermind behind the entire thing.

  4. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

    We know today ... that the mastermind of the attacks - or one of them, let's remain cautious - was among those dead.

  5. David Kopel:

    Trumps approach has probably made things better by improving border security. And, of course, the Trump administration unlike the Obama and Bush administrations didnt allow ATF to mastermind gun-smuggling operations into Mexico, for the purpose of later finding the crime guns and using the finding to bolster the argument for gun control in the U.S..

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