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maestro
noun
a
person
who
conducts
or
directs
an
orchestra
,
choir
,
or
other
large
musical
ensemble
•
The
maestro
lifted
his
baton
,
and
the
orchestra
began
playing
.
The
maestro
lifted
his
baton
,
and
the
orchestra
began
playing
.
•
She
became
the
first
female
maestro
to
lead
the
New
York
Philharmonic
.
She
became
the
first
female
maestro
to
lead
the
New
York
Philharmonic
.
From
Italian
"
maestro
" (
'master
,
teacher'
),
from
Latin
"
magister
" (
'chief
,
head
,
director
,
teacher'
),
from
"
magis
" (
'more'
)
+
"
comparative
suffix
-ter
".
noun
an
extremely
skilled
or
talented
person
in
a
particular
activity
(
informal
)
•
He's
a
maestro
at
repairing
old
motorcycles
.
He's
a
maestro
at
repairing
old
motorcycles
.
•
My
grandmother
is
a
maestro
in
the
kitchen
with
her
baking
.
My
grandmother
is
a
maestro
in
the
kitchen
with
her
baking
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
the
musical
sense
.