maestro

maes·tro  (mstr)

n. pl. maes·tros or maes·tri (-tr)

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

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

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maestro [my-stroh]

Noun

pl -tri or -tros

1. a distinguished musician or conductor

2. any master of an art: Milan's maestro of minimalism [Italian: master]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maestro - an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" master artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination old master - a great European painter prior to 19th century

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maestro

noun master, expert, genius, virtuoso, wonk (informal) fundi S. African