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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Antonoff co-wrote the record with pop maestro Ryan Beatty, who specializes in these kinds of quietly heart-wrenching ballads.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
But the Liverpudlian maestro’s film is also interested in corrupting the safety of a family — a dead, hedonistic uncle claims the body of his young niece’s father, aided by her conniving stepmother.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The basic blocks of this album—the maestro’s supple voice, his expert guitar playing, the evocative lyrics—build up a dreamy experience that soars from beginning to end.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
Read All About It Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music who worked with legends from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and earned a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, has died at 91.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
But the Liverpudlian maestro’s film is also interested in corrupting the safety of a family — a dead, hedonistic uncle claims the body of his young niece’s father, aided by her conniving stepmother.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The basic blocks of this album—the maestro’s supple voice, his expert guitar playing, the evocative lyrics—build up a dreamy experience that soars from beginning to end.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
Read All About It Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music who worked with legends from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and earned a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, has died at 91.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maestro. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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