maestro

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister (“master”). Doublet of master.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/

maestro (plural maestros)

1. A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
   • 1992, Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, and Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in The Chronic, Death Row Records, performed by Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg):

     You've never been on a ride like this before; with a producer who can rap and control the maestro.

2. (slang) A gang elder in prison.

• master

• Masoret, Moretas, amorets, artsome, masoret, omertas, omertàs, roamest, tarsome

From Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum.

• Hyphenation: ma‧es‧tro

maestro (feminine maestra)

1. a male teacher, professor, or faculty member
2. (derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

maestro

1. to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher
2. (derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical
3. (derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:maestro.

maestro

1. maestro

Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of maître, which was inherited.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɛs.tʁo/, /ma.es.tʁo/

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maestro m (plural maestros)

1. maestro

maestro (plural maestros)

1. master

From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of mastro.

• IPA^(key): /maˈɛ.stro/, /maˈe.stro/, [mäˈɛs̪t̪ro], [mäˈes̪t̪ro]

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• Rhymes: -ɛstro

maestro m (plural maestri, feminine maestra)

1. teacher (male) (primary school)
2. master (male)
3. mast
4. (music) conductor

   Synonym: direttore d'orchestra

5. wright
6. (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind)

• insegnante
• docente
• precettore
• professore
• aio
• educatore

maestro (feminine singular maestra, masculine plural maestri, feminine plural maestre)

1. proficient, accomplished, expert
2. main, most important

• English: maestro
• French: maestro
• Portuguese: maestro
• Romanian: maestru
• Turkish: maestro

• mortase
• staremo

Borrowed from Italian maestro. Doublet of mestre, magíster, and máster.

maestro m (plural maestros)

1. (music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra)

• IPA^(key): /maěstro/
• Hyphenation: ma‧e‧stro

maèstro m (Cyrillic spelling маѐстро)

1. (music) maestro (unofficial title of distinguished musicians, especially conductors)

• maeso (obsolete)

From Latin magister, magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.

• IPA^(key): /maˈestɾo/, [maˈest̪ɾo]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaestɾo/, [ˈmaest̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -estɾo

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)

1. (especially Latin America) teacher

   Synonym: profesor

2. master
3. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker

maestro (feminine singular maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)

1. expert, master

• amaestrar
• maestría
• obra maestra

• maestral
• maestranza
• magisterio

• “maestro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Borrowed from Italian maestro.

• IPA^(key): [maːestɾo]

maestro (definite accusative maestroyu, plural maestrolar)

1. maestro, a composer
2. conductor of an orchestra