maestro

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Nicoletta Mantovani said the maestro was able to "thrill everyone in the world."

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  1. noun A master in an art, especially a composer, conductor, or music teacher.

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  • [1] Your indeclinable friend, BEETHOVEN Footnote 1: This letter contains all kinds of dashes and flourishes, which prove that the maestro was in his happiest mood when he wrote it. —  Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826
  • Influenced heavily by his family's roots in Yemen, Ethiopia and Israel, the multicultural maestro is always full of suprises and his latest release, The Beat Guide to Yiddish, is no exception. —  the KlezmerShack
  • You could safely protect your future as a big-name media star if you parroted Bob Woodward's view that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was a "maestro," if you followed the foreign policy lead of neocons like Charles Krauthammer and Fred Hiatt, or if you echoed Gregg Easterbrook's critique of environmental extremists. —  Consortiumnews.com
  • To be blessed by such a maestro is what every musician longs for throughout his life. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Not the result of a warehouse accident of course but the onstage antics of the flamboyant maestro, who, as well as playing his guitar behind his head and with his teeth would often set his unfortunate six string aflame. —  Cross Rhythms
 

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  1. Italian, from Latin magister, magistr-, master; see meg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Italian, = Englishmaster, q.v.
 

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/mɑˈɛstrə/
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