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maestro Definition

maes·tro (mīstrō, mä estrō)

noun pl. -·tros or -·tri---trē

a master in any art; esp., a great composer, conductor, or teacher of music

Etymology: It < L magister, master

maestro Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: He is a very pious man and regularly prays to God for that rare talent needed to become a musical maestro of reknown.
  • include: In 1970 he established his own workshop and his instruments have been played by many concert artists including the Spanish maestro, Narciso Yepes.
  • beat: It's that West Coast beat maestro Daedelus again teamed up with MF Doom on ' Impeding Doom ' .
  • respect: I hope that this collection will become a gift for all those who love, understand and respect this wonderful, unique maestro.

Preposition: for

  • tune: It is always comforting to know that we can always fall back on the maestro for a classic tune.

Adjective modifier

  • renowned: Jayasree has also learned the art of ghazal singing from renowned ghazal maestro, Ustad Ghulam Ali.
  • musical: Maybe it was done to welcome back our own musical maestro Ken Davis.
  • French: The French maestro will once again take center stage in the main room as he drops an extended 4 Hour set on the night.
  • great: Originally from South America, Anabella and Giraldo studied with the greatest tango maestros in Buenos Aires.
  • young: It should be required watching for all young maestros.
  • old: The venerable old maestro took an immediate liking to the players and was delighted with their response.

Modifies a noun

  • turbo: And considering the owner does 90 miles a day in this car it showed my maestro turbo up in the paintwork department.
  • card: Maestro cards can be used at retailers or ATMs allowing funds to be debited straight from the holder's savings or current account.
  • musician: An intimate afternoon with a maestro musician and learn new techniques.

Noun used with modifier

  • tabla: He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.
  • sitar: A student of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan, Dharambir maintains the lyrical touch of his Ustad's style.
  • midfield: Second choice would be Roy Keane, a midfield maestro that the Cobblers badly need.
  • jazz: Kennedy, apparently, studied under Stephane Grapelli, who is more well known as a jazz maestro than Kennedy will ever be.
  • horror: So far, he lists his greatest moments as having met horror maestro Clive Barker and spoken personally to author Brian Lumley.
  • keyboard: With him in the latter band was keyboard maestro Steve Sync, who was also in SOS with Cumi and myself.
maestro Quotes

Music, Maestro, Please.

—Magidson, Herb

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