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maestro
noun mae·stro \ˈmī-(ˌ)strō\
: a man who is an expert at writing, conducting, or teaching music
plural maestros or mae·stri \-ˌstrē\
Full Definition of MAESTRO
: a master usually in an art; especially : an eminent composer, conductor, or teacher of music
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Origin of MAESTRO
Italian, literally, master, from Latin magister — more at master
Related to MAESTRO
- Synonyms
- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, expert, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
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