MASTERMIND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of mastermind in English
Examples of mastermind
mastermind
But it was also the resolve of the project's mastermind that changed the course of the war.
Scientists will attempt to understand how cybercriminals go from being new to the field to becoming criminal masterminds.
He came from humble beginnings, and he's not a deviant mastermind criminal.
Perhaps you'll see a criminal mastermind , who eliminates rivals on his way to riches.
Many of the alleged masterminds plead not guilty on charges related to the deaths and deny involvement.
I'm not the campaign mastermind as people love to portray and speculate.
The same guy who was able to mastermind plots to jump out of windows after he cut through bars.
They're more often the masterminds behind large organizations than, say, emotionally-involved coaches or mentors giving pep talks.
She insisted, against all evidence, that she was just a scatterbrained little thing who would be lost without the guidance of her mastermind husband.
The idea he'd mastermind a relocation conspiracy unlikely to produce results for nearly a decade stretches credulity.
Either way, we think the architectural masterminds required to design these homes are absolutely impressive.
I believe he has something to do with her disappearance, he masterminded it.
Police have accused her of being the group's mastermind and selecting celebrity targets.
An insurance fraud "mastermind ," he went on, would have claimed a much bigger loss.
Of course there is relief that an evil mastermind can not commit acts of terror in the future.
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Translations of mastermind
in Chinese (Traditional)
策劃, 幕後操縱…
in Chinese (Simplified)
策划, 幕后操纵…
in Spanish
planear y organizar, ser el cerebro de, cerebro…
in Portuguese
ser o cérebro por trás de, planejar e organizar, cérebro…
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ustaca planlamak, zekîce tasarlamak, akıllıca tertip etmek…
vůdčí osobnost, řídit, organizovat…
hjerne, planlægge, være hjernen bag…
ผู้วางแผน, วางแผนและควบคุมอย่างเชี่ยวชาญ…
người đạo diễn, vạch ra kế hoạch…
zaplanować, kierować, mózg…
hjärnan, vara hjärnan bakom, leda…
führender Kopf, (geschickt) leiten…
hjernen (bak), strateg, være hjernen bak…
керівник, натхненник, планувати…
разрабатывать и осуществлять (хитроумный план)…
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