mastermind

a person who plans and organizes a crime or illegal activity, especially one that is very cleverly planned

cerebro, maestro del crimen

• the mastermind behind sth

Collocations mastermind a crime · mastermind an operation

• He was the mastermind behind the robbery.

  Él fue el cerebro detrás del robo.

a person who is very skilled or knowledgeable in a particular area, especially one that requires intelligence and skill

experto, maestro

• be a mastermind at/in sth

Collocations mastermind of technology · mastermind in chess

• She is a mastermind when it comes to computer programming.

  Ella es una experta cuando se trata de programación informática.