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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Oh, and Domingo, the red carpet maestro, is a house ambassador with Valentino now.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Four years after all the Sturm und Drang that followed Donald Trump's 2020 electoral loss to Joe Biden, the maestro of Mar-a-Lago is set to be inaugurated once more on Monday as president of the United States.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Ole Obermann Global Head of Music, ByteDance/TikTok Ole Obermann is a hugely experienced businessman of music who oversees the sonic sugar-highs of over a billion app users, yet is a fan of slow music maestro Steve Reich.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Four years after all the Sturm und Drang that followed Donald Trump's 2020 electoral loss to Joe Biden, the maestro of Mar-a-Lago is set to be inaugurated once more on Monday as president of the United States.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Ole Obermann Global Head of Music, ByteDance/TikTok Ole Obermann is a hugely experienced businessman of music who oversees the sonic sugar-highs of over a billion app users, yet is a fan of slow music maestro Steve Reich.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maestro. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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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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