maestro
noun
mae·stro
ˈmī-(ˌ)strō 
plural maestros or maestri
ˈmī-ˌstrē
: a master usually in an art
especially
: an eminent composer, conductor, or teacher of music
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a maestro of the violin
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The Orchestre Béziers Méditerranée, conducted by maestro Mathieu Bonnin, brought the audience into an enchanted world of cross-cultural harmony.
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Sara Smith, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
With horror maestro Mike Flanagan at the helm of the subsequent prequel, the spirit board-centric franchise got a new lease on life.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The gardens here – cleverly designed by landscape maestro Louis Benech, who was involved in revamping the Jardin des Tuileries – resemble some sort of prelapsarian paradise.
—Delilah Khomo, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Under the stewardship of merchandising maestro Mickey Drexler, Gap hit its cultural peak in the 1990s, at the height of American mall culture, as the go-to option for the dominant American office uniform of the time: khakis and an Oxford shirt.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sara Smith, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
With horror maestro Mike Flanagan at the helm of the subsequent prequel, the spirit board-centric franchise got a new lease on life.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The gardens here – cleverly designed by landscape maestro Louis Benech, who was involved in revamping the Jardin des Tuileries – resemble some sort of prelapsarian paradise.
—Delilah Khomo, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Under the stewardship of merchandising maestro Mickey Drexler, Gap hit its cultural peak in the 1990s, at the height of American mall culture, as the go-to option for the dominant American office uniform of the time: khakis and an Oxford shirt.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maestro. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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from Italian maestro, literally "master," from Latin magister "master, one who holds a higher political office" — related to magistrate, master
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