Meaning

2 senses
  1. A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

    Maestro, Meister

    маэ́строmaéstro

  2. (slang)A gang elder in prison.

More definitions
  • an artist of consummate skill

Examples

8 sentences
  1. He plays the piano like a maestro.

    Він грає на піаніно як справжній майстер.

    deEr spielt Klavier wie ein Meister.

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  2. He plays the santoor like a maestro.

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  3. He plays the qanun like a maestro.

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  4. David will have the opportunity to learn from a great maestro.

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  5. Only a few years after the death of this maestro, his works were forgotten.

    deBereits einige Jahre nach dem Tod dieses Meisters der Musik waren seine Werke vergessen.

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
master in some art:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
master in some art:

Origin

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, maste

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.

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Forms

plural: maestros / maestri
Singularmaestro
Pluralmaestros / maestri

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an artist of consummate skill:master

Word family

10 related words

See also

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