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- DictionaryMas·ter stroke/ˈmastər ˌstrōk/
noun
- 1. an outstandingly skillful and opportune act; a very clever move: "Klein's master stroke was the creation of the advertorial"
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Masterstroke definition: a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action. See examples of MASTERSTROKE used in a sentence.
noun. a very skilful and opportune act:Klein's master stroke was the creation of the advertorial. More example sentences. Confiscating everyone's toiletries on day one (replaced by a bare minimum of basics to share) is a master stroke.
masterstroke. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mas‧ter‧stroke /ˈmɑːstəstrəʊk $ ˈmæstərstroʊk/ noun [ countable] a very clever, skilful, and often unexpected action that is completely successful That ad campaign was an absolute masterstroke. masterstroke of a masterstroke of diplomacy Examples from the Corpus ...
masterstroke in American English. (ˈmæstərˌstrouk, ˈmɑːstər-) noun. a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action. War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy. Also: master stroke. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
something smart that you do that gives a successful result a masterstroke that established his career
What does the noun masterstroke mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun masterstroke. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun masterstroke? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy. Also, mas′ter stroke′. master + stroke1 1670–80. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: masterstroke /ˈmɑːstəˌstrəʊk/ n. an outstanding piece of strategy, skill, talent, etc.
