English Dictionary
Definition of “maestro”
maestro (ˈmaɪstrəʊ
)
Definitions
noun
- a distinguished music teacher, conductor, or musician
- any man regarded as the master of an art: often used as a term of address
- See maestro di cappella
Word Origin
C18: Italian: master
Usage examples
The maestro has to be in charge of everything, has to conduct the lot.
Gaskin, Catherine, The Ambassador's Women (1986)Accepted: The Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, by the family of the late film maestro Satyajit Ray.
India Today (1998)India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, the world's most idolised cricketer, is tipped to be selected despite suffering elbow pain.
The Australian (2005)City's midfield maestro curled an exquisite ball in behind the Canaries ' defence for Wanchope to dart on to.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Even in Fangio's presence, Moss seemed to have the edge in sports car racing, which the great Argentinian maestro claimed not to enjoy.
Moss, Stirling & Nye, Doug, My Life With Fast Cars (1987)
