mastermind

Definition

A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.

Etymology

From master + mind.

Example Sentences

• "At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility."
• "His first outside hire wasn't an electronics whiz or a mechanical mastermind, but a young industrial designer, a creature hitherto unknown at DEKA."
• "The first was with none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), mastermind of the 9/11 attacks."