mastermind meaning and definition

MASTERMIND noun

Definition of mastermind (noun)

1. someone who creates new things
   • synonyms: conceiver, originator
2. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
   • "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
   • synonyms: brain, brainiac, Einstein, genius

MASTERMIND verb

Definition of mastermind (verb)

1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
   • "he masterminded the robbery"
   • synonyms: direct, engineer, orchestrate, organise, organize