Mastermind

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English mastermind

Noun

Mastermind n (strong, genitive Masterminds or Mastermind, plural Masterminds)

  1. mastermind
    Synonyms: Drahtzieher, führender Kopf
    • 2022 February 15, Isabel Pfaff, “Jacqueline Badran kippte die Steuererleichterung für Schweizer Firmen”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung‎:
      Jacqueline Badran ist das Mastermind der erfolgreichen Abstimmung gegen neue Steuergeschenke für Schweizer Unternehmen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Mastermind
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mastermind die Masterminds
genitive eines des Masterminds, Mastermind der Masterminds
dative einem dem Mastermind den Masterminds
accusative ein das Mastermind die Masterminds

Further reading

  • “Mastermind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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