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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person prepared for work by extended study or practice |
| Synonyms: | adept, artist, artiste, authority, brain*, egghead, expert, hotshot, old hand, old pro, old war-horse, phenom, powerhouse, pro, proficient, pundit, shark, specialist, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz kid, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | amateur, apprentice, greenhorn, rookie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | child prodigy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very gifted young person |
| Synonyms: | boy wonder, genius, gifted child, gifted student, girl wonder, phenom, polymath, prodigy, sensation, talented child, whiz kid, wonder, wonder child, wunderkind |
| Main Entry: | nine days' wonder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | momentary success |
| Synonyms: | annus mirabilis, fifteen minutes of fame, flash in the pan, nine-day wonder, phenom, phenomenon, sensation, stunner, wonderment |
| Main Entry: | whiz kid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gifted student |
| Synonyms: | boy wonder, child prodigy, comer, genius, gifted child, girl wonder, phenom, polymath, prodigy, quiz kid, sensation, talented child, wonder, wunderkind |
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| Concept: | Proficient. |
| Category: | 2. Complex voluntary action |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster; connoisseur (scholar); master, master hand; prima donna, first fiddle, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma., picked man; medallist, prizeman., veteran; old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand; man of business, man of the world., nice hand, good hand, clean hand; practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand; marksman; good shot, dead shot, crack shot; ropedancer, funambulist, acrobat; cunning man; conjuror (deceiver); wizard., genius; mastermind, master head, master spirit., cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow; jobber; cracksman (thief); politician, tactician, strategist., pantologist, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades; prodigy of learning.
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| Antonyms: | bungler |
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