maestro B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #7900 Meanings 1 noun A great composer, conductor, or musician. The maestro raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent. 2 noun A person who is extremely skilled in any art or field. The chef at the corner restaurant is a real maestro in the kitchen. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who is extremely... master Word family Forms maestrimaestros Derived forms maestrolike Related forms maestramagistermagisteriummagistrameistermissmissusmistermistressms Etymology AI details Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister. magister Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # maestro **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 7900 ## Meanings 1. A great composer, conductor, or musician. 2. A person who is extremely skilled in any art or field. ## Examples - The maestro raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent. - The chef at the corner restaurant is a real maestro in the kitchen. ## Synonyms - master ## Derived Forms - maestrolike ## Related Forms - maestra - magister - magisterium - magistra - meister - miss - missus - mister - mistress - ms ## Roots and Affixes - Root: magister ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister. ## AI Etymology Maestro was borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister. In present-day English its meanings include a great composer, conductor, or musician and a person who is extremely skilled in any art or field. Related and derived forms include maestra, magister, magisterium, and maestrolike. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown