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maestro
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maestro has 1 sense
- maestro(n = noun.person) master - an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" is a kind of artist, creative person
has particulars: old master
CIDE DICTIONARY
maestro, n. [It., fr. L. magister. See Master.].
A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maestro, n. (pl. maestri or -os) (often as a respectful form of address)
1 a distinguished musician, esp. a conductor or performer.
2 a great performer in any sphere, esp. artistic.
1 a distinguished musician, esp. a conductor or performer.
2 a great performer in any sphere, esp. artistic.
Etymology
It., = master
THESAURUS
maestro
abecedarian, artist, artiste, certified teacher, concert artist, docent, doctor, dominie, don, educationist, educator, executant, fellow, guide, guru, instructor, interpreter, master, melamed, mentor, minstrel, minstrelsy, mullah, music maker, musician, pandit, pedagogist, pedagogue, performer, player, preceptor, professor, pundit, rabbi, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, soloist, starets, teacher, tunester, virtuosa, virtuoso
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