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ringleader

English

Etymology

ring +? leader

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?????li?d??/

Noun

ringleader (plural ringleaders)

  1. A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
  2. A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

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mastermind

English

Etymology

From master +? mind.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m??.st?.m??nd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?mæs.t??ma?nd/

Noun

mastermind (plural masterminds)

  1. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
    • 1840, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Colloquy of Monos and Una’:
      At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.
  2. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

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Verb

mastermind (third-person singular simple present masterminds, present participle masterminding, simple past and past participle masterminded)

  1. To act in the role of mastermind.

Translations

References

  • “mastermind”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

  • mindstream

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