maestro
pronunciation
How to pronounce maestro in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪstrəʊ]
How to pronounce maestro in American English:
US [ˈmaɪstroʊ]
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- Noun:
- an artist of consummate skill
Word Origin
- maestro (n.)
- "master of music, great teacher or composer," 1797, from Italian maestro, literally "master," from Latin magisterium, accusative of magister (see master (n.)). Applied in Italian to eminent musical composers. Meaning "conductor, musical director" is short for maestro di cappella (1724), literally "master of the chapel" (compare German kapellmeister).
Example
- 1. Strauss-kahn was a maestro at orchestrating rescues .
- 2. Alan rubin of pelham galleries , a british dealer based in paris , is something of a maestro .
- 3. He called sasha a " maestro of farts " and a " hidalgo of snot , " and loved him more than anything .
- 4. Friends have a phrase for the bachelor maestro 's pixie-dust magic : they call it having " malcolm powder " sprinkled in your eyes .
- 5. I was really upset when I first heard that chelsea were after the midfielder maestro , but as the summer has gone on , my feelings have waned .