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masterminds

masterminds is the plural of mastermind.

masterminds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mastermind.

Meaning of mastermind

Noun

mastermind (plural masterminds)

  1. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.
    • At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.1840, Edgar Allan Poe, The Colloquy of Monos and Una
  2. (idiomatic) A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
    • The first was with none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.2007, Mark S. Hamm, chapter 6, in Terrorism as Crime: from Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond, →ISBN, page 196

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Questions about masterminds

What is masterminds the plural of?
Masterminds is the plural of mastermind.

Words near masterminds in the dictionary

  1. masterminder
  2. masterminders
  3. mastermindful
  4. masterminding
  5. mastermindings
  6. masterminds
  7. masterous
  8. masterpiece
  9. masterpieces
  10. masterplan
  11. masterplanned

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