"masterminds" in the noun sense
1. originator, conceiver, mastermind
someone who creates new things
2. genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"
"he's smart but he's no Einstein"
"masterminds" in the verb sense
1. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
plan and direct (a complex undertaking
"he masterminded the robbery"
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