MASTERMIND


Meaning of MASTERMIND in English

I. mas ‧ ter ‧ mind 1 /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd $ ˈmæstər-/ BrE AmE noun [singular]

someone who plans and organizes a complicated operation, especially a criminal operation:

a criminal mastermind

mastermind of/behind

He is suspected of being the mastermind behind the bombings.

II. mastermind 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to think of, plan, and organize a large, important, and difficult operation:

The project was masterminded by Morris, then aged 29.

Ridley, as commerce secretary, masterminded the privatisation.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.