master spirit en · NOUN
Meanings
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The leading entity; the most important person, the controlling figure.
The editor could have been William Davis, a man with the same Teutonic origins as Werner von Braun, although not as funny. Either way, Coren was the master spirit.
2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador, published 2007, page 166:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| master spirits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |