mastermind
noun/ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd/
/ˈmæstərmaɪnd/
[usually singular]- an intelligent person who plans and directs a complicated project or activity (often one that involves a crime)
- The mastermind behind the robbery was never caught.
- There’s a criminal mastermind behind all this.
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