ˈmī(ˌ)strō sometimes mäˈe(- noun
( plural maestros -rōz ; or mae·stri -rē)
Etymology: Italian, literally, master, from Latin magister — more at master
: one who is accomplished in a specialized field ; especially : a master or teacher of an art (as music)
when the maestro was active as one of the world's more famous operatic conductors — Claudia Cassidy
contributors include some maestros in the delightful art of the spoof or parody — Atlantic
that did not always mean that the maestro himself had actually painted the picture — H.W.Van Loon