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mastermind noun /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd/ /ˈmæstərmaɪnd/ [usually singular] jump to other results - an intelligent person who plans and directs a complicated project or activity (often one that involves a crime)
- The mastermind behind the robbery was never caught.
- There’s a criminal mastermind behind all this.
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mastermind verb /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd/ /ˈmæstərmaɪnd/ jump to other results - mastermind something to plan and direct a complicated project or activity
Extra Examples- She masterminded the president's election campaign.
- The operation was masterminded by vice squad officers in the US.
- These two architects masterminded the redevelopment of the inner city.
- He was accused of masterminding the bombing campaign.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMastermind is used with these nouns as the object: See full entry
Mastermind /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd/ /ˈmæstərmaɪnd/ jump to other results - a popular British television quiz programme that started in 1972. The four people competing each week take turns to sit in a large black chair and answer questions on a subject of their own choice and then general knowledge questions. The person with the most correct answers goes on to the next round until the final winner becomes Mastermind for the series.
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