1.  mastermind(n = noun.person) conceiver, originator - someone who creates new things; Array
is a kind of creator
has particulars: beginner, father, founder, founding father, groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer, trailblazer, mover, proposer, proposer, suggester
Derived form verb mastermind₁

2.  mastermind(n = noun.person) brain, brainiac, einstein, genius - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
is a kind of intellect, intellectual
has particulars: prodigy

   mastermind(v = verb.cognition) direct, engineer, orchestrate, organise, organize - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
is one way to plan
Derived form noun mastermind₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

mastermind, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a person with an outstanding intellect. b such an intellect.
2 the person directing an intricate operation.
--v.tr. plan and direct (a scheme or enterprise).

N  proficient, expert, adept, dab, dabster, crackerjack, connoisseur, master, master hand, prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer, protagonist, past master, mahatma, picked man, medallist, prizeman, veteran, old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand, man of business, man of the world, nice hand, good hand, clean hand, practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand, marksman, good shot, dead shot, crack shot, ropedancer, funambulist, acrobat, cunning man, conjuror, wizard, genius, mastermind, master head, master spirit, cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow, jobber, cracksman, politician, tactician, strategist, pantologist, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades, prodigy of learning.