Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project.
- transitive verb To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).
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- noun A person with an
extraordinary intellect orskill that is markedlysuperior to his or herpeers . - noun A person
responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a majoroperation . - verb To act in the role of mastermind.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who creates new things
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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Examples
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Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer), a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay).
Set a Thief to Catch a Thief « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2009
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Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer), a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay).
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Ban said he is very much relieved by the news that justice has been done to who he called a mastermind of international terrorism.
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"Following the bombing of the United Nations building on August 26, 2011 in Abuja by Boko Haram, which claimed about twenty three lives, Mamman Nur was identified as the mastermind and security agencies subsequently declared him wanted," a statement from the government state services department said.
Nigeria sets $160,000 bounty on U.N. bomb suspect Reuters 2011
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If the top mastermind is in Yemen, what the hell are we doing building a quagmire in Afghanistan?
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Doesn't seem necessary at this point, the main mastermind already plead guilty in military tribunal and asked for the death penalty.
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A mastermind is leaving mirrored clues about a plan to destroy the Earth amid thefts of a beryllium sphere and oscillation overthruster.
The Middleman: The Complete Series » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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Now, more than 50 years later, the "Star Wars" mastermind is returning to the genre for an all-CG film he's producing.
George Lucas Producing CG-Animated Musical About Fairies » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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Doesn't seem necessary at this point, the main mastermind already plead guilty in military tribunal and asked for the death penalty.
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"Following the bombing of the United Nations building on August 26, 2011 in Abuja by Boko Haram, which claimed about twenty three lives, Mamman Nur was identified as the mastermind and security agencies subsequently declared him wanted," a statement from the government state services department said.
Nigeria sets $160,000 bounty on U.N. bomb suspect Reuters 2011
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